Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-078
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, November 21, 1971 · 7:14 PM–7:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
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On November 21, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-078 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-78
Date: November 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:14 pm and 7:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Henry A. Kissinger
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Also recorded on November 21, 1971
- 015-073 6:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:15 pm and 6:37 pm.
- 015-074 6:37 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:37 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 015-075 6:50 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 6:54 pm.
- 015-076 6:54 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 6:54 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 015-077 7:14 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:14 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-078, November 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191001). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-078 (accessed November 3, 2026).