President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his advisor. No further substantive policy discussions occur during this short telephonic interaction.
On June 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 1:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 041-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 41-42 Date: June 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 1:51 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 448-4] 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.