Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-099

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger

Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 11:30 AM–11:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-099 on Tape 17 (tape position 03:29:53–03:30:06)StartSunday, December 26, 1971 at 11:30 AMEndSunday, December 26, 1971 at 11:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-099 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction serves as a bridge to a subsequent substantive discussion between the President and his advisor. No policy deliberations occur during this segment, as it is limited strictly to the logistics of establishing communication.

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Dr. Kissinger, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-099 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-99

Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:30 am and 11:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 310-23]

     Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on December 26, 1971

  • 017-097 11:21 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:25 pm.
  • 310-020 11:21 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:25 am.
  • 310-021 11:21 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:25 am.
  • 017-098 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
  • 310-022 11:25 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:25 am to 11:30 am.
  • 310-023 11:30 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:45 am.
  • 017-100 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
  • 310-024 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-099, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-099 (accessed October 11, 2026).