President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an urgent telephone connection to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary step to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-119 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-8] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.