President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange serves as the logistical precursor to an urgent consultation with his key foreign policy advisor. No substantive policy matters are discussed, as the interaction is limited to the mechanics of establishing the telephone link.
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 44-033 Date: March 27, 1973 Time: 5:34 pm Page | 24 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 424-4] 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.