President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as a formal request to initiate communication regarding time-sensitive national security or diplomatic matters. No further substantive details are available due to the absence of a recorded transcript.
On May 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:13 pm and 7:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-101 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-101
Date: May 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:13 and 7:18 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.