President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a formal request to connect the President with his top foreign policy aide for an urgent discussion. The primary objective of the communication was to facilitate immediate contact between the two officials.
On June 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:46 pm and 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 40-116 Date: June 14, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:46 pm and 5:48 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 446-6D] Request for telephone call -Henry A. Kissinger
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.