President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to establish a line of communication with his primary foreign policy advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-26 Date: April 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:05 and 8:18 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 332-3] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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