Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 14 › Conversation 014-147
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, November 16, 1971 · 7:18 PM–7:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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On November 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:18 pm and 7:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 14-147
Date: November 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:18 pm and 7:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on November 16, 1971
- 014-141 5:05 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:08 pm.
- 295-015 5:05 PM · 1 hr 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, unknown person(s), White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 6:39 pm.
- 014-142 6:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:08 pm.
- 014-143 6:08 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:08 pm and 6:39 pm.
- 014-144 6:39 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 6:39 pm to 6:40 pm.
- 014-145 6:40 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:40 pm and 7:17 pm.
- 014-146 7:17 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 7:17 pm to 7:18 pm.
- 014-148 7:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:19 pm to 7:22 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-147, November 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190825). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-147 (accessed November 15, 2026).