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

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Upon learning that Kissinger was currently in Hawaii, the President acknowledged the information and awaited the connection. This brief exchange served as a routine procedural step to facilitate communication between the President and his top foreign policy advisor regarding ongoing diplomatic matters.

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Yes, please.
Would you get Dr. Kissinger?
He's in Hawaii.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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

Also recorded on October 17, 1971

  • 011-099 4:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Danny Murtaugh talked on the telephone from 4:18 pm to 4:19 pm.
  • 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 · 59 sec — 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 011-102, October 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-102 (accessed September 28, 2026).