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.
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 AidConversation 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
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