Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-111
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, March 19, 1972 · 9:30 AM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication between the two officials. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief procedural interaction.
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NARA Description
On March 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-111 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-111
Date: March 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 10:31 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on March 19, 1972
- 021-112 9:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:31 pm.
- 021-113 10:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:31 am to 10:33 am.
- 021-114 10:33 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 6:06 pm.
- 325-004 3:58 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 325-005 3:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 021-115 5:15 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:21 pm.
- 021-116 5:21 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 5:21 pm to 5:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-111, March 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/021-111 (accessed October 3, 2026).