Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-134
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House Operator
Monday, December 6, 1971 · 11:28 PM–8:06 AM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified caller attempted to contact the White House via the operator during the late-night hours of December 6 or early December 7, 1971. The interaction failed to establish a substantive connection, resulting in an uncompleted call. No historical policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed due to the lack of communication.
- White House Operator
- Telephone Communications
- Uncompleted Call
- Executive Office Procedures
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NARA Description
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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-134 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-134
Date: Unknown between December 6 and December 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:28 pm and 8:06 am
Location: White House Telephone
An unknown person tried to call the White House operator.
The call was not completed
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[Previous Non-Historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 06/17/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[016-134-w001]
[Duration: 3s]
******************************************************************************Also recorded on December 7, 1971
- 016-029 10:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 10:56 pm to 10:57 pm.
- 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.
- 016-035 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 016-134, 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/016-134 (accessed October 10, 2026).