Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-156

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Friday, January 28, 1972 · 6:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation019-156 on Tape 19StartFriday, January 28, 1972 at 6:13 PMEndFriday, January 28, 1972 at 6:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 019-156 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The brief communication reflects the President's immediate need to reach his foreign policy advisor, despite potential availability conflicts. No substantive policy discussions occur as the call remains limited to the logistical arrangement of the connection.

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I'd like Dr. Kister.
He may be in a meeting.

NARA Description

On January 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-156 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 19-156

Date: January 28, 1972
Time: 6:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on January 28, 1972

  • 019-149 5:23 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:23 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 019-150 5:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:26 pm.
  • 019-151 5:26 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:30 pm.
  • 019-152 5:30 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:33 pm.
  • 019-153 5:33 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:44 pm.
  • 019-154 5:49 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:49 pm.
  • 019-155 5:49 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:49 pm to 6:08 pm.
  • 019-157 6:13 PM · 26 sec — Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Ray Hair talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:13 pm and 11:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 019-156, January 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-156 (accessed October 12, 2026).