Conversation 005-171

TapeTape 5StartTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 10:30 PMEndTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 10:31 PMTape start time04:00:21Tape end time04:00:28ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide. No further details regarding the substance of the intended discussion were recorded.

Henry A. KissingerWhite House operationsPresidential communicationForeign policy

On June 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:30 pm to 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-171 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 5-171

Date: June 22, 1971
Time: 10:30 pm - 10:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.