Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 41 › Conversation 041-042
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Friday, June 22, 1973 · 1:47 PM–1:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. KissingerAlso recorded on June 22, 1973
- 041-039 1:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 041-040 1:41 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 448-002 1:41 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 1:41 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 041-041 1:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:45 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 448-003 1:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:47 pm.
- 448-004 1:47 PM · 11 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 1:47 pm and 1:51 pm.
- 041-043 1:51 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 1:51 pm to 1:58 pm.
- 448-005 1:51 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:51 pm to 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 041-042, June 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/041-042 (accessed October 10, 2026).