Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-156
Nixon phone call with Kissinger on India-Pakistan conflict and Washington Star
Monday, November 8, 1971 · 8:47 PM–8:54 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed a Washington Star news report concerning escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. The two men reviewed the origins of the media leak, assessing the extent of Indian involvement in disseminating the information. They ultimately sought to clarify the administration's position and ensure there were no misunderstandings regarding the United States' communication with Pakistan.
- India-Pakistan conflict
- Washington Star
- Media leaks
- Foreign policy
- South Asia
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NARA Description
On November 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:47 pm to 8:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-156 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-156
Date: November 8, 1971
Time: 8:47 pm - 8:54 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
India-Pakistan
-Washington Star story
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2012-005. Segment declassified on 02/11/2019. Archivist: MAS]
[National Security]
[013-156-w001]
[Duration: 7m 48s]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
India-Pakistan conflict
-Washington Star story
-William P. Rogers's August 1971 proposal
-Joseph J. Sisco
-Cutting off items from proposal
-Deadline
-Alexander M. Haig
-Indian retaliation
-France
-Pipeline
-Talking paper
-State Department
-Henry A. Kissinger's conversation with Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters
-Georges J. R. Pompidou
-Loyalty of Pakistan government to US
-Henry A. Kissinger's instructions to Alexander M. Haig
-Policy unchanged vis-à-vis Pakistan
-Government bureaucracy
-Executive Office Building [EOB]
-US policy
-Presidential visit
-Deadline
-Joseph J. Sisco
-Henry A. Kissinger’s opinion
-Deadline
-Pakistan ambassador to US
US-People’s Republic of China [PRC] relations
-Henry A. Kissinger’s conversations with People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Military aid
-Economic aid
-Future communication with People’s Republic of China [PRC]
-Comparison to Pakistan
-Advice from President to Henry A. Kissinger
-People’s Republic of China [PRC] position
-Help administration
Pakistan
-US aid
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
-Senatorial opposition
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-156, November 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-156 (accessed October 12, 2026).