Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 33 › Conversation 033-091
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 12:13 PM–12:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection attempt.
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NARA Description
On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-091 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 33-91
Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:13 pm and 12:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 18, 1972
- 033-088 11:57 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone from 11:57 am to 12:01 pm.
- 033-089 12:02 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:02 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 033-090 12:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:13 pm.
- 033-092 12:15 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 12:15 pm to 12:20 pm.
- 033-093 12:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:20 pm and 12:21 pm.
- 033-094 12:21 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 12:21 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 033-095 12:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 033-096 12:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:25 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 033-091, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/033-091 (accessed October 12, 2026).