Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-036

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on William P. Rogers

Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 1:43 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation310-036 on Tape 310 (tape position 04:25:57–04:26:16)StartSunday, December 26, 1971 at 1:43 PMEndSunday, December 26, 1971 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 310-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to adjust his communication schedule for the afternoon. He directed the cancellation of a planned phone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. Following this, he requested that a call be placed to First Lady Pat Nixon.

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NARA Description

On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 310-36

Date: December 26, 1971
Time: 1:43 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 17-104]

     Cancellation of phone call to William P. Rogers

     Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on December 26, 1971

  • 017-103 12:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 017-104 1:43 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:43 pm.
  • 017-105 1:44 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 310-037 1:44 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 017-106 1:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 017-107 1:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 310-038 1:45 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 310-039 1:45 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 310-036, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-036 (accessed September 20, 2026).