Conversation 009-051

TapeTape 9StartThursday, September 16, 1971 at 9:13 PMEndThursday, September 16, 1971 at 9:17 PMTape start time01:40:40Tape end time01:40:48ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief interaction served exclusively as a procedural request to initiate this official communication. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.

Henry KissingerWhite House operationsPresidential communication

On September 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-051 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 9-51

Date: September 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:13 pm and 9:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator..

     Request for call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Yes, sir.
Thank you.