Henry Kissinger requested that the White House operator connect him with Ambassador Gerard C. Smith, the director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. This administrative outreach served to facilitate direct communication between Kissinger and the lead U.S. negotiator on arms control matters. The conversation was limited strictly to the logistics of initiating this contact.
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 011-092 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 011-092 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. [See Conversation No. 289-18G] Request for call to Gerard C. Smith
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