Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-171
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 10:30 PM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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. KissingerAlso recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-130 10:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:24 pm to 10:30 pm.
- 005-131 10:31 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:31 pm to 10:38 pm.
- 527-013 7:52 AM · 8 sec — Stephen B. Bull and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:52 am and 9:10 am.
- 527-014 9:10 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:14 am.
- 527-015 9:10 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:14 am.
- 527-016 9:14 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s) [Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield's secretary], Henry A. Kissinger, Carl B. Albert, White House operator, unknown person(s), Clark MacGregor, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:14 am to 10:12 am.
- 005-133 9:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary Jane Delbazo talked on the telephone from 9:22 am to 9:25 am.
- 005-134 9:31 AM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, Carl B. Albert, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 am and 11:03 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-171, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-171 (accessed October 11, 2026).