President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as a formal request to initiate communication regarding ongoing national security matters. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange as the President primarily sought to establish the link to Kissinger.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-71 Date: March 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 325-1A] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.