Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-112
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 37-112
Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 8:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on March 15, 1973
- 037-110 7:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:25 pm.
- 037-111 7:25 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:26 pm.
- 037-113 8:13 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
- 037-114 8:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:30 pm to 8:33 pm.
- 879-003 11:02 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Scali met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:02 pm to 11:03 pm.
- 037-115 9:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:20 am.
- 037-116 9:20 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 10:05 am.
- 416-033 9:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:20 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 037-112, March 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-112 (accessed October 12, 2026).