Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-014

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard T. Kennedy

Monday, December 4, 1972 · 8:16 PM–8:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-014 on Tape 34StartMonday, December 4, 1972 at 8:16 PMEndMonday, December 4, 1972 at 8:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841632 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On December 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:16 pm and 8:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-14

Date: December 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:16 pm and 8:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Col. Richard T. Kennedy

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Yes please.
Colonel Kennedy please.
Thank you.

Also recorded on December 4, 1972

  • 034-011 7:51 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 034-012 8:02 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:02 pm and 8:03 pm.
  • 034-013 8:03 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:16 pm.
  • 034-015 8:23 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 8:23 pm to 8:32 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-014, December 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841632). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-014 (accessed November 4, 2026).