Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-102

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger and Diplomacy

Sunday, October 17, 1971 · 4:23 PM–5:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation011-102 on Tape 11 (tape position 02:40:52–02:41:00)StartSunday, October 17, 1971 at 4:23 PMEndSunday, October 17, 1971 at 5:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 011-102 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417190099 ↗

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On October 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:23 pm and 5:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-102 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 011-102

 Date: October 17, 1971
 Time: Unknown between 4:23 pm and 5:52 pm
 Location: White House Telephone

 The President talked with the White House operator.

 [See Conversation No. 290-2]

        Request for call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Yes, please.
Would you get Dr. Kissinger?
He's in Hawaii.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
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  • 011-100 4:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 011-101 4:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl Weaver talked on the telephone from 4:22 pm to 4:23 pm.
  • 290-001 5:46 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 6:09 pm.
  • 290-002 5:46 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:52 pm.
  • 011-103 5:52 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:52 pm to 6:09 pm.
  • 290-003 5:52 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:52 pm and 6:09 pm.
  • 011-104 6:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 6:09 pm to 6:13 pm.

Conversation 011-102, October 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190099). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-102 (accessed November 12, 2026).