Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 36 › Conversation 036-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 11:09 PM–11:13 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation036-098 onTape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 11:09 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 11:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-098 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange serves to facilitate urgent communication between the President and his advisor during the late evening. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific interaction.

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Dr. Kissinger, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 pm and 11:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-98

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:09 pm and 11:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on January 24, 1973

  • 036-093 10:48 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:48 pm.
  • 036-094 10:49 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 11:00 pm.
  • 036-095 11:00 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:00 pm to 11:08 pm.
  • 036-096 11:00 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 pm and 11:08 pm.
  • 036-097 11:08 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:08 pm to 11:09 pm.
  • 036-099 11:13 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:17 pm.
  • 036-100 11:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:17 pm and 11:20 pm.
  • 036-101 11:20 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:20 pm to 11:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-098, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-098 (accessed September 18, 2026).