Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-023

Kissinger phone call on J. William Fulbright and Diplomacy

Thursday, June 21, 1973 · 3:55 PM–4:08 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation041-023 on Tape 41StartThursday, June 21, 1973 at 3:55 PMEndThursday, June 21, 1973 at 4:08 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 041-023 ↗

AI Summary

Henry Kissinger requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Senator J. William Fulbright. This communication was initiated to facilitate high-level diplomatic contact between the National Security Advisor and the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The primary action item was the successful connection of the call to discuss legislative or foreign policy matters.

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This is Mr. Kissinger.
Can you get me Senator Fulbright?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 21, 1973, Henry A. Kissinger and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 41-23

Date: June 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:55 pm and 4:08 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 447-31A]

     Request for telephone call
          -J. William Fulbright

Also recorded on June 21, 1973

  • 041-021 3:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 447-026 3:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 447-027 3:45 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 447-028 3:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:52 pm.
  • 041-022 3:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 3:52 pm to 3:56 pm.
  • 447-030 3:52 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:52 pm to 3:56 pm.
  • 041-024 3:55 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and J. William Fulbright talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 4:08 pm.
  • 447-031 3:56 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and J. William Fulbright met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:56 pm to 4:08 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 041-023, June 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).