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.
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 AidConversation 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. KissingerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.