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
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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. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-098, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194631). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-098 (accessed November 2, 2026).