Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-113

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 8:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-113 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:13 PMEndWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 8:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-113 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195359 ↗

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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 037-113 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-113

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 8:13 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach Henry A. Kissinger
             -Kissinger's schedule
                     -Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson
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                            NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

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Hello?

Mr. President, Dr. Kissinger is on his way to Senator Jackson's for dinner.

Do you want me to reach him there?

He just got in the car to leave.

Yes, he can call me from there.

All right.

Thank you, sir.

Also recorded on March 14, 1973

037-108 4:25 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
037-109 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
419-035 5:40 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:40 pm.
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.
037-112 8:13 PM · 13 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-113, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195359). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-113 (accessed November 2, 2026).