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 onTape 37StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:01 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-035 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to initiate a direct line of consultation between the two men. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for connectivity.

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Yes, sir.
Could you try Dr. Kissinger, please?
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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

Also recorded 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.
  • 868-011 12:01 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Bernard J. ("Bunny") Lasker, Gustave Levy, William J. Casey, Kevin Duffy, G. Bradford Cook, Mrs. G. Bradford Cook, George B. Cook, Mrs. George B. Cook, A. W. Armour, Mrs. A. W. Armour, Stephie Cook, Tom Cook, Lesley Cook, Heather Cook, and Daniel Cook, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 12:06 am.
  • 868-012 12:06 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 am and 12:10 am.
  • 868-022 12:06 AM · 26 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:06 am and 12:10 am.
  • 868-013 12:10 AM · 58 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Jack J. Dreyfus, Jr., unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:10 am and 1:09 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-035, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-035 (accessed September 18, 2026).