Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-006
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Friday, September 24, 1971 · 7:12 PM–7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to bridge communication between the President and his advisor. No further policy discussions or substantive developments took place during this brief exchange.
- Henry Kissinger
- White House communications
- National Security Advisor
- Presidential logistics
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-6
Date: September 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on September 24, 1971
- 010-002 1:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 1:11 pm to 1:13 pm.
- 010-003 1:13 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:13 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 010-004 1:52 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:52 pm to 2:02 pm.
- 010-005 7:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:12 pm.
- 010-007 7:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 010-008 7:12 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 010-009 7:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:24 pm.
- 010-010 7:24 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-006, September 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).