President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the White House operator to request an urgent connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative call served as a logistical step to facilitate direct consultation between the President and Kissinger regarding sensitive foreign policy or security matters. No substantive discussion occurred beyond the request to place the call.
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-141 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-141 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:28 pm and 12:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 311-40] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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