President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a high-level consultation during a period of intense foreign policy activity. No substantive policy discussions occurred, as the exchange focused exclusively on connecting the President to his advisor.
On April 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:21 pm and 7:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-110 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-110
Date: April 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:21 pm and 7:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Henry A. KissingerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.