Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-017
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Wilbur D. Mills
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 9:42 AM–10:01 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Wilbur D. Mills. While the specific nature of the discussion is not preserved in this brief segment, the communication indicates an attempt to establish direct contact with the influential Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. This interaction highlights the President's ongoing efforts to engage with congressional leadership on legislative matters.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:42 am and 10:01 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-17
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:42 am and 10:01 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to the White House operator; an unknown person can be heard in the
background.
[See Conversation No. 629-6E]
Request for a call to Wilbur D. MillsAlso recorded on December 6, 1971
- 016-014 9:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:24 am.
- 016-015 9:24 AM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:37 am.
- 016-133 9:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:24 am and 9:37 am.
- 016-016 9:37 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 9:37 am to 9:42 am.
- 016-018 10:01 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:06 am.
- 016-019 10:06 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 12:18 pm.
- 629-007 10:08 AM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am.
- 629-008 10:08 AM · 1 min — Stephen B. Bull and Lyndon K. Allin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 10:44 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-017, December 6, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).