Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-025

Kissinger phone call on John Sherman Cooper and Dulles Airport

Tuesday, April 6, 1971 · 5:23 PM–5:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation042-025 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:26:36–00:26:56)StartTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 5:23 PMEndTuesday, April 6, 1971 at 5:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-025 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187805 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On April 6, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 5:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-25

Date: April 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:23 pm and 5:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

     Call to John Sherman Cooper
           -Cooper's location

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Yes, please.
How are you doing on Saturday?
Yes, Dr. Kissinger.
He's leaving for you?
Yes, I find he's en route to the Dulles Airport now, leaving on a 7 o'clock flight, and I might be able to get him out there for you.
You want him there?
Absolutely.
All right, I'll try my best.
Good.
All right.

Also recorded on April 6, 1971

  • 042-022 1:51 PM · 5 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 042-023 1:51 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:51 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 042-024 5:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 042-026 5:23 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 5:43 pm.
  • 042-027 5:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:43 pm to 5:44 pm.
  • 042-028 7:15 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 7:15 pm to 7:16 pm.
  • 042-029 7:16 PM · 27 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971.
  • 042-107 7:16 PM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 7:16 pm on April 6, 1971 and 10:59 am on April 7, 1971.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-025, April 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187805). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-025 (accessed November 2, 2026).