Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-068
Kissinger phone call on John B. Connally
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 1:59 PM–9:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 21 sec
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On October 12, 1971, the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-068 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-068
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
John B. Connally's schedule
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-068, October 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190033). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-068 (accessed November 12, 2026).