Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-102
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, December 14, 1971 · 6:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and the White House operator discuss the current availability of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The operator informs the President that Kissinger is occupied with a Soviet-related commitment and requests permission for him to return the call. Nixon approves this brief delay, setting the stage for a follow-up conversation once Kissinger is free.
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NARA Description
On December 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-102
Date: December 14, 1971
Time: 6:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Henry A. Kissinger's locationAlso recorded on December 14, 1971
- 016-101 4:33 PM · 7 sec — 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-102, 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/016-102 (accessed October 5, 2026).