Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-035

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 8:01 PM–8:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-035 on Tape 37StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:01 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-035 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195211 ↗

A 16-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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On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-035 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-35

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:01 pm and 8:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

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Yes, sir.
Could you try Dr. Kissinger, please?
Yes, Mr. President.
  • 037-033 5:14 PM · 13 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:31 pm.
  • 867-039 5:40 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:40 pm to 5:51 pm.
  • 867-040 5:52 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:52 pm to 6:40 pm.
  • 867-041 6:40 PM · 10 sec — Unknown person(s) and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 6:40 pm on March 2, 1973 and 9:10 am on March 3, 1973.
  • 037-034 8:01 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm.
  • 037-036 8:05 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:06 pm.
  • 037-037 8:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:06 pm to 8:08 pm.
  • 037-038 8:28 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:33 pm.

Conversation 037-035, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195211). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-035 (accessed November 2, 2026).