Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-042
Kissinger phone call on James C.H. Shen and Diplomacy
Friday, October 29, 1971 · 6:03 PM–6:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
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On October 29, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:03 pm and 6:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-042 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 013-042
Date: October 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm and 6:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.
Call to James C.H. Shen
-Rerouting to Kissinger's officeTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-042, October 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190299). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-042 (accessed November 14, 2026).