Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-099

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alvin Snyder

Sunday, December 12, 1971 · 8:38 AM–11:05 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation016-099 on Tape 16 (tape position 03:41:15–03:41:28)StartSunday, December 12, 1971 at 8:38 AMEndSunday, December 12, 1971 at 11:05 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 016-099 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191447 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On December 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 11:05 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-099 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 16-99

Date: December 12, 1971

Time: Unknown between 8:38 am and 11:05 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 637-10]

     Request for a call to Alvin Snyder

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Mr. Al Snyder, he's in the residence on the second floor.
You can get him there.
Yes, sir.

Also recorded on December 12, 1971

  • 016-098 8:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:38 am.
  • 016-100 11:05 AM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alvin Snyder talked on the telephone from 11:05 am to 11:07 am.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 016-099, December 12, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191447). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-099 (accessed November 2, 2026).