Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-072

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, March 14, 1972 · 4:37 PM–7:00 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-072 on Tape 21 (tape position 03:02:27–03:02:47)StartTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 4:37 PMEndTuesday, March 14, 1972 at 7:00 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the current whereabouts of Henry Kissinger. The operator confirmed that Kissinger was in New York and noted the presence of Alexander M. Haig, Jr. with him. This brief exchange served to locate the National Security Advisor for the President's immediate attention.

Audio

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NARA Description

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 021-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-72

Date: March 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:37 pm and 7:00 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 325-113]

     Henry A. Kissinger’s location
         -New York
         -Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on March 14, 1972

  • 021-069 4:37 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm.
  • 021-070 4:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm.
  • 021-071 4:37 PM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 021-073 4:37 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 322-057 4:37 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:37 pm.
  • 322-058 4:37 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:37 pm and 4:42 pm.
  • 322-059 4:42 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:42 pm and 5:52 pm.
  • 325-001 4:55 PM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 021-072, March 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-072 (accessed October 3, 2026).