Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-027
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 4:57 PM–5:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
A 7-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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On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-27
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 5:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 24, 1971
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- 017-025 4:55 PM · 8 sec — 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.
- 017-026 4:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:57 pm.
- 017-028 5:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 017-029 5:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and W. Clement Stone talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 017-030 5:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:18 pm.
- 017-031 5:18 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-027, December 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191817). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-027 (accessed November 5, 2026).