Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-113
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 10:09 AM–10:49 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief exchange served as a logistical precursor to a high-level policy discussion between the President and his advisor. The call highlights the established communication procedures used by the President to facilitate direct, secure contact with his top foreign policy official during the height of the Vietnam peace negotiations.
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NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:49 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-113 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-113
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:09 am and 10:49 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on December 17, 1972
- 034-109 9:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
- 034-153 9:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:56 am.
- 034-110 9:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:02 am.
- 034-111 10:02 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:03 am.
- 034-112 10:03 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:09 am.
- 034-114 10:49 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 11:11 am.
- 382-014 1:19 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 382-015 1:19 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-113, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-113 (accessed October 5, 2026).