Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-075
Kissinger phone call on William P. Rogers and John A. Scali
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 8:55 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec
AI Summary
Henry Kissinger directed the White House operator to facilitate urgent communications regarding ongoing diplomatic efforts. He requested a call to journalist John A. Scali, specifying that Secretary of State William P. Rogers should be contacted instead if Scali proved unavailable. This instruction underscores Kissinger’s intent to manage external messaging or gather information through both media and official State Department channels.
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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 019-075 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-75
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.
Call to John A. Scali
Request for a call to William P. RogersAlso recorded on January 26, 1972
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- 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.
- 019-070 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-075, 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/019-075 (accessed October 12, 2026).