Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-163
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Documentation
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 11:42 PM–11:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified individual contacted the White House operator to facilitate a brief exchange regarding the acquisition of a specific document or item. The caller expressed an intent to secure a new version of the referenced material. No further details regarding the identity of the participants or the nature of the object were captured in the recording.
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NARA Description
On January 2, 1972, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-163 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-163 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm Location: White House Telephone An unknown man talked with the White House operator.
Also recorded on January 3, 1972
- 017-158 11:23 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:23 pm to 11:28 pm.
- 017-159 11:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm.
- 017-160 11:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:30 pm to 11:35 pm.
- 017-161 11:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:35 pm.
- 017-162 11:36 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:36 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 017-164 11:42 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:42 pm and 11:44 pm.
- 017-165 11:44 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:45 pm.
- 017-166 11:45 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:45 pm on January 2, 1972 and 12:29 am on January 3, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-163, January 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-163 (accessed October 10, 2026).