Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-070
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Friday, March 9, 1973 · 2:35 PM–2:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec
AI Summary
Henry Kissinger contacts the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to William Downey. Kissinger directs the operator to retrieve Downey’s contact information from his office files to complete the connection. This administrative exchange reflects the routine logistical processes required to manage official communications for the National Security Advisor.
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NARA Description
On March 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-70
Date: March 9, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 418-5B]
Request for a call to William DowneyAlso recorded on March 9, 1973
- 037-068 2:12 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 418-003 2:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:15 pm.
- 418-005 2:15 PM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, William Downey, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Thomas J. Meskill met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:15 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 037-069 2:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 2:16 pm to 2:18 pm.
- 037-071 2:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and William Downey talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 037-072 2:35 PM · 15 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 037-073 2:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:46 pm.
- 037-074 2:46 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:46 pm and 2:53 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-070, March 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-070 (accessed October 5, 2026).