Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-062
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Thursday, March 8, 1973 · 3:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served as an administrative bridge to initiate a direct line of consultation between the President and his advisor regarding ongoing national security or foreign policy matters. The primary objective was to establish this connection for immediate follow-up discussions.
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NARA Description
On March 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-062 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-62
Date: March 8, 1973
Time: 3:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 872-19A]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on March 8, 1973
- 872-017 2:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 2:20 pm.
- 872-018 2:20 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:50 pm.
- 872-019 2:50 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope, unknown person(s), H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 3:34 pm.
- 037-063 3:26 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:26 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 872-020 3:34 PM · 2 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lelsie T. ("Bob") Hope, John D. Ehrlichman, and Newbold ("Newby") Noyes, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 4:34 pm.
- 872-021 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 872-022 4:34 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:36 pm.
- 872-023 4:34 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-062, March 8, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-062 (accessed October 6, 2026).