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Nixon & Kissinger on Foreign Policy and Geopolitics

Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 6:35 PM–6:44 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation311-054 on Tape 311 (tape position 02:46:27–02:51:20)StartSunday, January 2, 1972 at 6:35 PMEndSunday, January 2, 1972 at 6:44 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 311-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met to review urgent foreign policy strategy in the wake of intensifying geopolitical tensions. The discussion focused on coordinating upcoming diplomatic initiatives and evaluating the administration's stance on current international crises. They concluded the session by aligning their approach for future high-level negotiations and administrative messaging.

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NARA Description

On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:35 pm to 6:44 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 311-54

Date: January 2, 1972
Time: 6:35 pm - 6:44 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.

[See Conversation No. 17-150]

Also recorded on January 2, 1972

  • 017-149 4:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 311-049 4:07 PM · 3 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 311-050 4:07 PM · 2 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 311-051 4:07 PM · 2 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 311-052 4:07 PM · 29 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 311-053 4:07 PM · 15 sec — 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 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
  • 017-150 6:35 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:35 pm to 6:44 pm.
  • 311-055 6:44 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 6:44 pm and 7:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 311-054, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/311-054 (accessed October 9, 2026).