Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-104

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Personal communication

Wednesday, December 15, 1971 · 9:14 AM–11:22 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation016-104 on Tape 16 (tape position 03:44:38–03:44:45)StartWednesday, December 15, 1971 at 9:14 AMEndWednesday, December 15, 1971 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 016-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. The exchange serves as a personal communication request placed through the White House operator. No policy or political matters are discussed, as the operator immediately facilitates the connection to the President's family member.

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Could you get me Julie, please?
Yes, Mr. Redding.

NARA Description

On December 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 16-104

Date: December 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 11:22 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 638-4C]

     Request for a call to Julie Nixon Eisenhower

Also recorded on December 15, 1971

  • 016-103 8:38 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Margaret Chase Smith talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 9:14 am.
  • 638-001 8:38 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:45 am.
  • 638-002 8:38 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:45 am.
  • 638-003 8:38 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:45 am.
  • 638-004 8:45 AM · 2 hr 46 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Margaret Chase Smith, John B. Connally, Ronald L. Ziegler, John A. Scali, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 11:30 am.
  • 016-105 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:25 am.
  • 638-005 11:33 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:33 am to 11:45 am.
  • 638-006 11:45 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:45 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 016-104, December 15, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-104 (accessed October 23, 2026).