{"conversationCode":"011-068","tapeNumber":11,"conversationNumber":68,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-011-068","startDateTime":"1971-10-12T17:59:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-10-13T01:07:00.000Z","startDate":"12-Oct-1971","startTime":"1:59 PM","endDate":"12-Oct-1971","endTime":"9:07 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"estimated","participants":"White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"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.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 011-068\n\n Date: October 12, 1971\n Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm\n Location: White House Telephone\n\n The White House operator talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n        John B. Connally's schedule\n             -Andrews Air Force Base","filename":["011-068.mp3"],"tapeStart":"01:39:33","tapeEnd":"01:39:55","participantsList":["White House operator","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"011-067","nextCode":"011-069","transcript":[{"start":0.47,"end":2.15,"text":"Mr. Kissinger?"},{"start":2.17,"end":3.02,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":3.3,"end":9.93,"text":"Secretary Connolly is supposed to have arrived at Andrews about 8.30, so apparently he's not at his residence as yet."},{"start":10.43,"end":11.75,"text":"Okay, but you let me know."},{"start":12.2,"end":12.66,"text":"Yes, I will."},{"start":13.06,"end":15.12,"text":"I'll let you know when I move away from here."},{"start":15.24,"end":16.12,"text":"Oh, all right, fine."},{"start":16.42,"end":17.34,"text":"Otherwise, you want him?"},{"start":17.97,"end":18.89,"text":"Yes, please."},{"start":18.95,"end":20.99,"text":"Yes, thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"Henry Kissinger coordinates with the White House operator to facilitate contact with Treasury Secretary John B. Connally following his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. Kissinger requests to be notified as soon as Connally reaches his residence to ensure communication. The call establishes a logistical plan to bridge the two officials once Connally becomes available.","topics":["John B. Connally","Henry A. Kissinger","logistics","scheduling"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-05T23:21:31.821Z"},"topicSlugs":["john-b-connally","henry-a-kissinger","logistics","scheduling"],"audioDurationSec":21,"audioFiles":[{"file":"011-068.mp3","bytes":691045,"durationSec":21.47,"bitrate":257508,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:21.709Z","findingAidSource":"nixonlibrary.gov subject log (2024-05), reslice-v2","findingAidUpdatedAt":"2026-09-18T08:42:35.688Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/011-068.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-068","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/11/conversation-011-068","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}