President Nixon instructed the White House operator to cancel a pending call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers in favor of placing a call to First Lady Pat Nixon. This brief interaction reflects a reprioritization of the President's personal communications during the post-holiday period. No further administrative or policy decisions were addressed during this exchange.
On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-104 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-104 Date: December 26, 1971 Time: 1:43 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 310-36] Cancellation of call to William P. Rogers Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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