Henry A. Kissinger requested that the White House operator connect him with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This administrative coordination served as a precursor to a substantive discussion between the two officials. The conversation was limited to the initiation of this secure communication channel.
On May 4, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-160 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-160 Date: May 4, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:55 and 5:15 pm Location: White House Telephone Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 334-44I] Request for a call to Thomas H. Moorer
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