Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 15 › Conversation 015-077

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Sunday, November 21, 1971 · 7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation015-077 onTape 15 (tape position 02:28:21–02:28:30)StartSunday, November 21, 1971 at 7:14 PMEndSunday, November 21, 1971 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 015-077 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate the connection. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this request.

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NARA Description

On November 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-077 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 15-77

Date: November 21, 1971
Time: 7:14 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 22, 1971

  • 015-078 7:14 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:18 pm.
  • 015-079 7:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:18 pm.
  • 015-080 7:18 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 7:18 pm to 7:35 pm.
  • 015-081 8:08 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-032 8:08 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-033 8:08 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-034 8:08 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.
  • 621-035 8:08 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 8:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 015-077, November 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-077 (accessed September 18, 2026).