Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, December 12, 1971 · 8:38 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact Henry Kissinger and direct him to the Oval Office. This brief administrative call served as a logistical arrangement to facilitate an immediate in-person consultation between the President and his National Security Advisor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
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NARA Description
On December 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:38 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-98
Date: December 12, 1971
Time: 8:38 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 637-2]
Requested for Henry A. Kissinger to come to the President’s officeAlso recorded on December 12, 1971
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-098, December 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-098 (accessed October 5, 2026).