President Nixon consulted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to bridge the connection between the President and Kissinger regarding ongoing foreign policy matters. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for assistance.
On October 11, 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 7:34 pm and 9:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 288-1 Date: October 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:34 pm and 9:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-46] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.