President Nixon utilized the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor during a late-evening window. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 269-6
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. KissingerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.