Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-112

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger and Acapulco

Sunday, March 19, 1972 · 9:30 AM–10:31 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation021-112 on Tape 21 (tape position 04:07:23–04:07:32)StartSunday, March 19, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndSunday, March 19, 1972 at 10:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 021-112 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief check-in with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger, to ensure his comfort while Kissinger is vacationing in Acapulco, Mexico. The interaction serves as an informal wellness inquiry rather than a substantive policy discussion. No specific foreign policy decisions or action items were addressed during this short exchange.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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2:10:49Yeah, yeah.
2:10:54Hello?
2:10:56Henry, I'm just checking to see if you're comfortable down there.

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 021-112 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 21-112

Date: March 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 10:31 am
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Henry A. Kissinger’s location
         -Acapulco, Mexico

Also recorded on March 19, 1972

  • 021-111 9:30 AM · 10 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 021-112, 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/021-112 (accessed October 3, 2026).