President Nixon contacts the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction serves as a bridge to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his advisor. No substantive policy discussions occur during this specific request.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:10 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-5 Date: January 31, 1973 Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:10 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 403-16] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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