Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-101
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Tuesday, December 14, 1971 · 4:33 PM–6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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. KissingerAlso recorded on December 14, 1971
- 016-102 6:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-101, December 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-101 (accessed October 5, 2026).