Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 11 › Conversation 011-088

Kissinger phone call on Administrative Logistics and Telecommunications

Thursday, October 14, 1971 · 9:14 AM–6:06 PM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.;  White House operatorConversation011-088 onTape 11 (tape position 02:24:44–02:24:55)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:14 AMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 6:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-088 ↗

AI Summary

Henry A. Kissinger contacted the White House operator to facilitate a routine request for a connection to his office. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to manage his internal communications. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Kissinger, get me my office, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On October 14, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-088 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 011-088

 Date: October 14, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

        Request for call to his office

Also recorded on October 14, 1971

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  • 011-090 9:14 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-091 9:14 AM · 5 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-092 9:14 AM · 14 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-093 9:14 AM · 36 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Gerard C. Smith talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-094 9:14 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 011-095 9:14 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 6:06 pm.
  • 592-003 9:14 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-088, October 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-088 (accessed September 18, 2026).