Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-049
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 12:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon received a brief briefing from the White House operator regarding the travel status of Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig. The operator confirmed that Kissinger was en route to Los Angeles for an afternoon arrival. Nixon ultimately decided to speak directly with General Haig rather than leaving a message for Kissinger.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-49
Date: June 13, 1971
Time: 12:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 256-31E]
Henry A. Kissinger's location
Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr.'s locationAlso recorded on June 13, 1971
- 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.
- 005-048 11:53 AM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 005-050 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.
- 005-052 12:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 12:42 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 256-032 12:42 PM · 21 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 12:42 pm and 12:53 pm.
- 005-053 12:43 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-049, 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/005-049 (accessed October 12, 2026).