Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 9:22 PM–9:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation046-044 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 9:22 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 9:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to establish direct communication with Kissinger. No substantive policy discussions occur during this exchange.

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Dr. Kirsten, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 pm and 9:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-44

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:22 pm and 9:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Telephone call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

046-041 9:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:01 pm to 9:03 pm.
046-042 9:12 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:12 pm and 9:15 pm.
046-043 9:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:22 pm.
046-045 9:32 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:32 pm.
046-046 9:33 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:33 pm.
046-047 9:33 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm.
046-048 9:33 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:40 pm.
046-049 9:40 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Leonard Garment, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:46 pm.

All 67 conversations from May 15, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-044, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-044 (accessed October 1, 2026).