Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John W. McCormack
Wednesday, December 8, 1971 · 10:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
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On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-41
Date: December 8, 1971
Time: 10:28 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requested a call to John W. McCormackTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-041, December 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191331). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-041 (accessed November 4, 2026).