Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-093

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller

Friday, December 10, 1971 · 8:09 PM–8:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation016-093 on Tape 16 (tape position 03:27:11–03:27:16)StartFriday, December 10, 1971 at 8:09 PMEndFriday, December 10, 1971 at 8:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 016-093 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191435 ↗

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On December 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-093 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 16-93

Date: December 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:09 pm and 8:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     President's schedule

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  • 016-089 7:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:01 pm.
  • 016-090 8:01 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:01 pm.
  • 016-091 8:01 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 8:06 pm.
  • 016-092 8:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:06 pm to 8:09 pm.
  • 016-094 8:09 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:09 pm and 8:12 pm.
  • 016-095 8:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:15 pm.
  • 016-096 8:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:15 pm.
  • 016-097 8:16 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:16 pm to 8:26 pm.

Conversation 016-093, December 10, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191435). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-093 (accessed November 2, 2026).