{"conversationCode":"015-109","tapeNumber":15,"conversationNumber":109,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-015-109","startDateTime":"1971-11-23T01:18:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-11-23T01:20:00.000Z","startDate":"22-Nov-1971","startTime":"8:18 PM","endDate":"22-Nov-1971","endTime":"8:20 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.;","description":"On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-109 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 15-109\n\nDate: November 22, 1971\nTime: 8:18 pm - 8:20 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.\n\n*****************************************************************\n\n[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number\nLPRN-T-MDR-2012-005. Segment declassified on 05/28/2015. Archivist: MAS]\n[National Security]\n[015-109-w001]\n[Duration: 1m 37s]\n\f       India–Pakistan\n              -Confirmation of news\n                      -Awaiting messages from embassies and consulates\n                      -US message\n              -News coverage\n                      -India’s pretense of non-involvement\n                              -Guerillas\n              -Pakistan’s communication with US\n              -US message\n                      -Relationship to United Nations [UN] Security Council\n                              -People's Republic of China [PRC]\n                                     -November 23, 1971\n                      -The President’s request\n                              -Language in message\n\n*****************************************************************","filename":["015-109.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:30:03","tapeEnd":"03:31:41","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Kissinger, Henry A."],"prevCode":"015-108","nextCode":"015-110","transcript":[{"start":97.91,"end":98.18,"text":"you"}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussed the escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, specifically addressing reports of Indian involvement via guerilla forces. The two conferred on the status of communication with Pakistan and the drafting of a formal United States message. Nixon emphasized the importance of carefully crafting the language of this message to align with the upcoming deliberations in the United Nations Security Council, particularly regarding the role of the People's Republic of China.","topics":["India-Pakistan Conflict","United Nations Security Council","Henry Kissinger","Foreign Policy","Diplomatic Messaging","People's Republic of China"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:21:03.741Z"},"topicSlugs":["india-pakistan-conflict","united-nations-security-council","henry-kissinger","foreign-policy","diplomatic-messaging","peoples-republic-of-china"],"audioDurationSec":98,"audioFiles":[{"file":"015-109.mp3","bytes":2356661,"durationSec":98.14,"bitrate":192102,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.618Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/015-109.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-109","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/15/conversation-015-109","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}