President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a call to his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief communication served solely as a request to connect with Kissinger to discuss high-level national security matters. This interaction reflects the standard procedural workflow for the President to reach his primary foreign policy aide.
On November 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:03 pm and 8:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 13-61
Date: November 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:03 pm and 8:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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