Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-067

Nixon phone call with Kissinger on White House logistics and National security

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 10:43 AM–10:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation044-067 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 10:43 AMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 10:44 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-067 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger coordinate a secure, in-person meeting at the White House to discuss sensitive matters. After confirming the current phone line's privacy limitations, Nixon directs Kissinger to proceed to the Oval Office immediately. The brief exchange serves as logistical preparation for a private consultation between the two men.

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Dr. Kissinger.
Mr. President.
Oh, Henry, are you where you can talk?
Yes, absolutely.
I'm in my office.
Yeah.
That little, that other phone doesn't work right now.
Do you want me to come over?
No, no.
All right, fine.
You can come over here.
Just take a minute.
Good.
Right.
I'll be right up.

NARA Description

On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-067 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-067

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: 10:43 am-10:44 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

       Telephones

       Meeting with President

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

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  • 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.
  • 044-066 9:55 AM · 6 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 424-026 10:50 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:50 am.
  • 424-027 11:20 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:20 am to 11:21 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-067, 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/044-067 (accessed October 1, 2026).