Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-157
Kissinger phone call on Kenneth Rush and Raymond B. Furlong
Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 3:04 PM–3:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
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On May 4, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-157 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 23-157
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:04 and 3:44 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The White House operator talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See also Conversation No. 334-44E]
[David] Kenneth Rush
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Raymond B. FurlongTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 4, 1972
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- 334-043 2:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ray Conniff, Alexander P. Butterfield, and White House photographer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:57 pm and 3:03 pm.
- 023-153 3:04 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-154 3:04 PM · 31 sec — the White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-155 3:04 PM · 2 min — the White House operator, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 023-156 3:04 PM · 18 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 3:44 pm.
- 334-044 3:04 PM · 2 hr 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, John B. Connally, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:04 pm and 5:35 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-157, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193599). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-157 (accessed November 2, 2026).