President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served purely as an administrative step to reach a key foreign policy official during a critical period. No substantive discussion occurred between the President and the operator beyond the request to initiate the call.
On May 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:49 pm and 6:53 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-095 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-95
Date: May 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:49 and 6:53 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a 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.