Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-070

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 8:55 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-070 on Tape 19StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 8:55 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 10:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-070 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection between Henry Kissinger and Charles Colson. This brief administrative interaction serves as a logistical bridge to enable communication between two key White House advisors. The President personally oversees the routing of this call to ensure the two officials are connected.

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Did you get Mr. Coulson for Dr. Kissinger, please?
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On January 25, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-070 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-70

Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Charles W. Colson for Henry A. Kissinger

Also 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.
  • 019-066 8:55 PM · 9 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.
  • 019-067 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.
  • 019-071 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-070, 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/019-070 (accessed October 22, 2026).