Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 10 › Conversation 010-021
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, September 28, 1971 · 6:30 PM–8:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief interaction served as a formal request to place a telephone call to Kissinger. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 10-21
Date: September 28, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on September 28, 1971
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- 010-016 5:51 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:51 pm and 5:53 pm.
- 010-018 5:53 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:53 pm to 5:54 pm.
- 010-019 5:55 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:26 pm.
- 010-020 6:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 6:26 pm to 6:30 pm.
- 010-022 6:30 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 010-023 6:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 579-016 6:42 PM · 4 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 6:42 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 010-021, September 28, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/010-021 (accessed October 2, 2026).