Henry Kissinger contacts the President to facilitate an urgent communication with White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. Kissinger requests that the White House operator connect him with both Haldeman and an individual identified as Kirchner. This brief exchange serves primarily as an administrative coordination effort to mobilize key staff members for a follow-up discussion.
On January 25, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 9:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-064 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-64
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 9:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger conferred with the President.
Kissinger talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.