Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-052
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Carl B. Albert
Tuesday, December 12, 1972 · 1:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
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On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-52
Date: December 12, 1972
Time: 1:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 820-16A]
Request for a call to Carl B. AlbertTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-052, December 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841708). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-052 (accessed November 4, 2026).