Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 16 › Conversation 016-028

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Monday, December 6, 1971 · 6:47 PM–10:56 PM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation016-028 onTape 16 (tape position 00:56:18–00:56:23)StartMonday, December 6, 1971 at 6:47 PMEndMonday, December 6, 1971 at 10:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 016-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish a connection with the President's spouse. No further official policy or political matters were discussed during this brief communication.

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Yes, please.
Would you ring this?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:47 pm and 10:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 16-28

Date: December 6, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:47 pm and 10:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 016-028, 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/016-028 (accessed September 18, 2026).