Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-104

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Henry Kissinger and National Security

Tuesday, April 11, 1972 · 10:10 AM–10:49 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation022-104 on Tape 22 (tape position 04:10:57–04:11:09)StartTuesday, April 11, 1972 at 10:10 AMEndTuesday, April 11, 1972 at 10:49 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to contact Henry Kissinger regarding an urgent matter. He instructed the operator to interrupt Kissinger’s ongoing meeting to ensure he would take the call immediately. This brief exchange served as a coordination effort to facilitate a private consultation between the President and his National Security Advisor.

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Yes, please.
You'll get Dr. Kissinger.
He's in a meeting, but just tell him to step out for a minute for a phone call.
Yes, Mr. President.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:49 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-104

Date: April 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:49 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President conferred with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 706-2]

[End of conferral]

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 706-2D

     Request for call to Henry A. Kissinger
         -Location

Also recorded on April 11, 1972

  • 706-001 9:41 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:41 am to 10:09 am.
  • 022-102 10:10 AM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:49 am.
  • 022-103 10:10 AM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Vernon A. Walters talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:49 am.
  • 706-002 10:10 AM · 2 hr 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), White House operator, Vernon A. Walters, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:10 am to 12:35 pm.
  • 329-014 10:31 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:31 am to 10:34 am.
  • 022-105 10:49 AM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 10:54 am.
  • 329-015 12:35 PM · 18 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 12:35 pm and 12:37 pm.
  • 706-003 12:35 PM · 39 sec — United States Secret Service agents and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 2:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-104, April 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-104 (accessed October 1, 2026).