Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-202

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 8:01 AM–8:07 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-202 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 8:01 AMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 8:07 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-202 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request through the White House operator to be connected with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide. No further policy discussions occurred during this exchange as it functioned solely as a routine operator request.

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or Kissinger, please.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:07 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-202 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-202

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:01 am and 8:07 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 415-6]

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on February 27, 1973

  • 415-006 8:01 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:01 am and 8:07 am.
  • 043-203 8:07 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:07 am to 8:14 am.
  • 415-007 8:07 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:07 am to 8:14 am.
  • 415-008 8:14 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 9:30 am.
  • 415-009 8:14 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:14 am and 9:30 am.
  • 415-010 9:30 AM · 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:30 am to 10:20 am.
  • 043-204 9:34 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:34 am.
  • 043-205 9:43 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:43 am and 10:20 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-202, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-202 (accessed October 1, 2026).