Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-066
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 9:55 AM–10:43 AM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served solely to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 10:43 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 044-066
Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 10:43 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 424-25]
Call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on March 29, 1973
- 044-063 9:00 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:00 am.
- 044-064 9:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:06 am.
- 044-065 9:06 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:06 am and 9:08 am.
- 424-017 9:06 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:06 am.
- 424-018 9:08 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:20 am.
- 424-019 9:20 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:20 am to 9:33 am.
- 044-067 10:43 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
- 424-025 10:43 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:43 am to 10:44 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 044-066, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-066 (accessed October 1, 2026).