Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 291 › Conversation 291-009
Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, October 12, 1971 · 9:44 PM–10:09 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief administrative contact with the White House operator to request an urgent telephone connection to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This exchange served solely as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with his key foreign policy aide. No further policy discussion or substantive decision-making occurred during this specific interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 12, 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 9:44 pm and 10:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 291-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 291-9
Date: October 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:44 pm and 10:09 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with White House operator
[See Conversation No. 11-74]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on October 13, 1971
- 011-072 9:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:12 pm to 9:13 pm.
- 291-006 9:13 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
- 291-007 9:13 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:13 pm and 9:41 pm.
- 011-073 9:41 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm.
- 291-008 9:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:41 pm to 9:44 pm.
- 011-074 9:44 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 10:09 pm.
- 291-010 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 011-075 10:09 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:09 pm to 10:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 291-009, October 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/291-009 (accessed September 28, 2026).