Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 618 › Conversation 618-035
Nixon & Kissinger on Schedule coordination and Diplomatic strategy
Monday, November 15, 1971 · 2:13 PM–2:19 PM ET · Oval Office · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger met briefly in the Oval Office to coordinate their schedules and communication efforts. The discussion focused on managing access to the President and ensuring Kissinger was prepared for upcoming diplomatic requirements. No major policy shifts were recorded during this short encounter, which primarily served to confirm the availability of key personnel.
- Schedule coordination
- Diplomatic strategy
- White House access
- National Security Council
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 618-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 618-35
Date: November 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with an unknown person [Henry A. Kissinger?]
Requested the unknown personAlso recorded on November 15, 1971
- 618-027 1:16 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 618-032 1:53 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. C. Jackson ("Dan") Grayson, Jr., George H. Boldt, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Stephen B. Bull, White House photographer, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:53 pm to 2:02 pm.
- 618-033 2:02 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:02 pm and 2:13 pm.
- 014-105 2:13 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
- 618-034 2:13 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
- 618-036 2:13 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
- 618-037 2:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:19 pm.
- 014-106 2:20 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Howard H. Baker, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 618-035, November 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/618-035 (accessed October 1, 2026).