Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 5 › Conversation 005-048

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger

Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 11:53 AM–12:18 PM ET · White House Telephone ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation005-048 onTape 5 (tape position 01:24:02–01:24:14)StartSunday, June 13, 1971 at 11:53 AMEndSunday, June 13, 1971 at 12:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-048 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The exchange serves solely as a connection request to facilitate a discussion between the two men. No substantive policy matters or decisions are addressed during this administrative interaction.

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Yes, please.
Dr. Kissinger, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 12:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-048 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-48

Date: June 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:53 am and 12:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on June 13, 1971

  • 005-044 11:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
  • 005-045 11:07 AM · 10 min — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:51 am.
  • 005-046 11:07 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:53 am.
  • 005-047 11:51 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Carol (Crothers) Finch talked on the telephone from 11:51 am to 11:53 am.
  • 256-036 12:16 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:28 pm.
  • 005-049 12:18 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:18 pm.
  • 005-050 12:18 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:42 pm.
  • 005-051 12:18 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:18 pm and 12:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-048, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-048 (accessed September 18, 2026).