Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-092

Kissinger phone call on Gerard C. Smith and Arms control

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

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation011-092 on Tape 11 (tape position 02:26:18–02:26:31)StartThursday, October 14, 1971 at 9:14 AMEndThursday, October 14, 1971 at 6:06 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-092 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Please.
Get me Jerry Smith, please.
That's Mr. Kissinger.
Who do you want, Mr. Kissinger?
Ambassador Smith of the Arms Control Agency.
Thank you.

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 011-092 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation 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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  • 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.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-092, 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/011-092 (accessed October 12, 2026).