Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 7 › Conversation 007-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, August 11, 1971 · 7:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation007-091 on Tape 7 (tape position 03:15:18–03:15:27)StartWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 7:57 PMEndWednesday, August 11, 1971 at 7:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 007-091 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417189471 ↗

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On August 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-091 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 7-91

Date: August 11, 1971
Time: 7:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Requested a call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Let's get to base.
Yes, sir.
Back to base.
Thank you.
And I guess you say the right thing.
Yes, sir.
  • 007-090 7:52 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:57 pm.
  • 007-092 7:58 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:04 pm.
  • 007-093 8:04 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:04 pm.
  • 007-094 8:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:08 pm.
  • 007-095 8:09 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:09 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 007-096 8:20 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 007-097 8:24 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald W. Reagan talked on the telephone from 8:24 pm to 8:28 pm.
  • 007-098 8:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:28 pm and 8:36 pm.

Conversation 007-091, August 11, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417189471). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/007-091 (accessed November 2, 2026).