Conversation 016-101

TapeTape 16StartTuesday, December 14, 1971 at 4:33 PMEndTuesday, December 14, 1971 at 6:44 PMTape start time03:42:19Tape end time03:42:26ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

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 formal request to place a telephone call to Kissinger, reflecting the ongoing necessity for direct coordination on foreign policy matters. No further substantive dialogue or policy decisions were recorded during this connection.

Henry A. KissingerWhite House communicationsForeign policy coordinationPresidential scheduling

On December 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:33 pm and 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-101 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 16-101

Date: December 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:33 pm and 6:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.