Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-178

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 3:17 PM–7:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-178 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 3:17 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 7:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-178 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The interaction serves solely as a logistical request to establish direct communication with Kissinger. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please?

Mr. Kissinger, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 7:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-178 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-178

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 7:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
                                             -103-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 43-179 (cont’d)

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043-174 3:16 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:17 pm.
043-175 3:17 PM · 9 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm.
043-176 3:17 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-178, February 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/043-178 (accessed October 1, 2026).