Conversation 017-025

TapeTape 17StartFriday, December 24, 1971 at 4:55 PMEndFriday, December 24, 1971 at 4:57 PMTape start time01:24:15Tape end time01:24:25ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to journalist Stewart J.O. Alsop. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a direct line of communication between the President and the prominent political columnist. No further discussion occurred during this recording segment.

Stewart J.O. AlsopWhite House communicationsPresidential correspondenceJournalismAdministrative request

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NARA Description

On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-25

Date: December 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 4:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Stewart J.O. Alsop

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Mr. Stewart Alsop, please.

Thank you.

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