President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This administrative interaction serves as a precursor to substantive policy discussions regarding national security or foreign affairs. No further dialogue was recorded during this specific exchange.
On April 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-076 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-76 Date: April 4, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:45 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 329-8] Request for call to Henry A. Kissinger
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