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
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This communication reflects the President's ongoing need for direct, secure coordination with his chief foreign policy aide regarding high-level administrative or diplomatic matters. No further substantive discussion occurs during this connection attempt.
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NARA Description
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. KissingerAlso recorded on November 17, 1971
- 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.
- 620-001 8:45 AM · 1 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 9:55 am.
- 620-002 9:55 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:59 am.
- 014-149 9:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 014-150 9:59 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-003 9:59 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
- 620-004 9:59 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 014-147, November 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/014-147 (accessed October 1, 2026).