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.
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 AidConversation 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
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