Henry Kissinger contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to bridge communication between the National Security Advisor and the State Department. The conversation was limited to initiating this official contact for subsequent high-level discussion.
On April 13, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-123 Date: April 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:38 pm and 4:46 pm Location: White House Telephone Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 708-9A] Request for call to William P. Rogers
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