President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his advisor regarding ongoing national security matters. The conversation concludes once the operator confirms the request to place the call.
On January 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 12:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-16 Date: January 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 12:41 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 312-2] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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