Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-034

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Sunday, January 21, 1973 · 5:02 PM–5:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-034 on Tape 36StartSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:02 PMEndSunday, January 21, 1973 at 5:22 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-034 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194513 ↗

A 15-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On January 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-034 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-34

Date: January 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 402-6]

       Request for a telephone call to Henry A. Kissinger

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on January 21, 1973

402-002 4:54 PM · 18 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 4:54 pm and 5:00 pm.
402-003 4:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 5:00 pm.
402-004 5:00 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:02 pm.
402-005 5:00 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
402-006 5:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm.
036-035 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
402-007 5:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:22 pm to 5:29 pm.
402-008 5:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 5:43 pm.

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Nixon phone call with Haig on Watergate and Wiretapping May 11, 1973 · 12 min
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Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Watergate and Wiretaps May 12, 1973 · 8 min

Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-034, January 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194513). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-034 (accessed November 2, 2026).