Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-066
Kissinger phone call on H. R. Haldeman and internal coordination
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 8:55 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
Henry Kissinger and the White House operator discuss the status of an urgent communication between Kissinger and H.R. Haldeman. After confirming that Haldeman had returned an earlier call, the operator is instructed to immediately facilitate a connection between the two men. This brief exchange serves to coordinate high-level scheduling between senior advisors.
- H. R. Haldeman
- Henry Kissinger
- White House communications
- scheduling
- internal coordination
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-66
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
Status of Kissinger’s call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on January 26, 1972
- 019-064 8:55 PM · 15 sec — 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.
- 019-065 8:55 PM · 8 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Anatoliy F. Dobrynin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-067 8:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-068 8:55 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-069 8:55 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Michael M. Marshall, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-070 8:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-071 8:55 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-072 8:55 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-066, January 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-066 (accessed October 6, 2026).