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