Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-079

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 11:28 PM–11:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation013-079 on Tape 13 (tape position 02:50:35–02:50:39)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 11:28 PMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 11:44 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-079 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The conversation served solely as a logistical request to establish communication between the President and his advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Dr. Kissinger, please.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-079 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 013-079

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:28 pm and 11:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on November 3, 1971

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  • 013-080 11:44 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:57 pm.
  • 301-001 8:45 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 8:55 am.
  • 301-002 8:45 AM · 7 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 8:45 am and 8:55 am.
  • 013-081 8:55 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:55 am.
  • 013-082 8:55 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 am and 9:00 am.
  • 301-003 8:55 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:55 am.
  • 301-004 8:55 AM · 9 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 8:55 am and 9:00 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-079, November 3, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-079 (accessed October 24, 2026).