Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-029
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on A Day in the Life of the…
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 10:56 PM–10:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon discussed logistical arrangements for the upcoming television special, 'A Day in the Life of the President.' The conversation focused on coordinating interview segments involving the President, the First Lady, and their daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. Additionally, they briefly touched upon plans for a Christmas party to be held in the Lincoln Room.
- Pat Nixon
- Tricia Nixon Cox
- A Day in the Life of the President
- Christmas
- White House events
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:56 pm to 10:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-29
Date: December 6, 1971
Time: 10:56 pm - 10:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/17/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[016-029-w001]
[Duration: 1m 22s]
A Day in the Life of the President special
Tricia Nixon Cox talked with the President.
A Day in the Life of the President special
-The President’s interview
Christmas tree
A Day in the Life of the President special
-Thelma C. (Ryan) (“Pat”) Nixon
The President’s schedule
-Reading
Christmas party
-Howard E. Cox, Jr. and Anne C. B. (Finch) Cox
-Lincoln Room
*****************************************************************Also recorded on December 7, 1971
- 016-030 10:58 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:58 pm to 11:05 pm.
- 016-031 11:05 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:05 pm and 11:11 pm.
- 016-032 11:11 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 pm and 11:12 pm.
- 016-033 11:12 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 pm and 11:28 pm.
- 016-034 11:12 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 pm and 11:28 pm.
- 016-134 11:28 PM · 4 sec — Unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:28 pm on December 6, 1971 and 8:06 am on December 7, 1971.
- 016-035 8:06 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 6:51 pm.
- 631-001 12:57 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 1:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-029, December 7, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-029 (accessed October 10, 2026).