Conversation 037-036

TapeTape 37StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:05 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 8:06 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Kissinger, Henry A.Recording deviceWhite House Telephone

On March 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:05 pm to 8:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-36

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: 8:05 pm-8:06 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       Sudan hostages [Black September]
             -Saudi Arabian military attaché
             -Killing of American and Belgian diplomats
                     -Ronald L. Ziegler
                     -Saudi Arabia

       William P. Rogers's schedule

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Hello?
Mr. President?
Anything new on our friends out there?
No.
You mean in the Sudan?
Yeah.
We don't have any of the details yet.
They notified the Saudi Arabian military attache of the facts.
But they didn't kill the Belgian, just us, just our people.
No, they killed the Belgian, too.
Well, Ziegler told me that the Belgian was not killed.
Would you check that and let me know?
Yeah, they killed the...
They didn't kill the...
Sorry, let me check all the facts, and I'll call you back in five minutes.
Don't take your time.
No, don't...
I'd just like to know.
Another thing, when does Rogers get back?
Tomorrow night.
Tomorrow night.
Okay, fine.
Right.