Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-026
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 · 8:05 PM–8:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-26
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:05 and 8:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 332-3]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 18, 1972
- 023-027 8:05 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-001 8:05 PM · 26 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-002 8:05 PM · 33 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 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-003 8:05 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 332-004 8:05 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm.
- 023-028 8:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 332-005 8:18 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:18 pm to 8:24 pm.
- 023-029 8:24 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:24 pm and 8:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-026, April 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193337). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-026 (accessed November 15, 2026).