President Nixon and Henry Kissinger coordinated a telephone call to journalist Stewart Alsop, who was currently hospitalized at the National Institute of Health. The participants sought to locate Alsop's direct contact information through the White House operator to facilitate the outreach. This brief exchange focused entirely on the logistics of reaching the ailing columnist.
On July 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:48 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-194 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-194 Date: July 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 9:48 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator; Henry A. Kissinger can be heard in the background. [See Conversation No. 544-4A] Call to Stewart J.O. Alsop
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