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Nixon & Kissinger

Sunday, June 27, 1971 · 8:11 PM–8:14 PM ET · Oval Office · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation529-013 on Tape 529 (tape position 00:37:46–00:38:26)StartSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:11 PMEndSunday, June 27, 1971 at 8:14 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 529-013 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417178133 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger spoke briefly via telephone to coordinate their locations and ensure a secure line of communication. The exchange served primarily as a logistical check-in to facilitate a subsequent, more substantive discussion. No major policy decisions were reached during this short interaction, which functioned as a precursor to further executive consultation.

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NARA Description

On June 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 529-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 529-013

Date: June 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:11 pm and 8:14 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator.

The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger between 8:13 pm and 8:14 pm.

[See Conversation No. 5-163]

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Hello?

Yeah.

Would you, uh, hello?

I pray, would you hold that column, Ray?

I just placed one there, Ray.

Would you hold that?

Fine.

Okay, sir.

Yes, yeah.

Yeah, hello, Harry.

You and Travis?

I'm over at the, uh, Oval Office.

Also recorded on June 27, 1971

005-162 7:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 8:13 pm.
529-007 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
529-008 7:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:53 pm and 8:02 pm.
529-009 8:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:02 pm to 8:05 pm.
529-010 8:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:06 pm to 8:11 pm.
529-011 8:11 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
529-012 8:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
529-014 8:18 PM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Mark Andrews met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:18 pm to 9:14 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 529-013, June 27, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417178133). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/529-013 (accessed November 2, 2026).