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Conversation 016-032

TapeTape 16StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 11:11 PMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 11:12 PMTape start time01:05:40Tape end time01:06:23ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon directed Henry Kissinger to contact Treasury Secretary John Connally to gauge his opinion regarding Secretary of State William Rogers’s performance. Nixon aimed to assess Connally's perspective on Rogers through this indirect communication channel. Additionally, Kissinger informed the President that he had received the full text of a recent Soviet diplomatic note, promising a follow-up report after further review.

John B. ConnallyWilliam P. RogersSoviet UnionDiplomacyCabinet relations
AudioNARA Description

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 pm and 11:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-32

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:11 pm and 11:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

     Instructions to Kissinger
           -Ronald L. Ziegler
           -Forthcoming call to John B. Connally
                 -William P. Rogers

     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
          -Note
               -Full text
               -Unknown minister

     Kissinger’s return call to the President
          -Connally
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

Hello.
I'd like for you to try something, just a suggestion.
We know so much about these things.
I'd like for you to give Connie a call.
Just to say that, you might say, I was a little concerned.
I just wondered whether he thought that Rogers would...
Do you think you could do that?
Of course, I'll do it this minute.
Call him and call me back.
See if he gets the point.
Right.
I now have the full text of the Soviet note, and now the Soviet minister has brought it by.
I see.
And I'll call you after I've talked to him.
Right.
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