Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 19 › Conversation 019-072

Kissinger phone call on Ronald L. Ziegler and J.N. Dixit

Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 8:55 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.;  White House operatorConversation019-072 onTape 19StartTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 8:55 PMEndTuesday, January 25, 1972 at 10:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-072 ↗

AI Summary

Henry Kissinger requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Following this request, Kissinger instructed the operator to facilitate an additional connection to an individual identified as Mr. Dixit. These administrative efforts indicate ongoing coordination regarding communication strategy or international messaging.

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Yes, please.
Get me Mr. Dixit please.

NARA Description

On January 25, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger 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 019-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-72

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

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on January 26, 1972

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  • 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.
  • 019-070 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-072, 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/019-072 (accessed September 18, 2026).