Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-031
Nixon phone call with Cake on Holiday call and Social contact
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 5:18 PM–5:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 51 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief holiday courtesy call to Ralph H. Cake to offer well-wishes and acknowledge Cake's ongoing efforts. The conversation served primarily as a social check-in, with the President praising Cake's resilience and dedication. No specific policy decisions or political actions were transacted during the exchange.
- Holiday call
- Social contact
- Ralph H. Cake
- Presidential communication
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NARA Description
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 5:18 pm to 5:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-31
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: 5:18 pm - 5:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
William P. Rogers's location
Ralph H. Cake on the line
The President talked with Cake.
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[Previous PRMPA Privacy (D) reviewed under deed of gift 12/22/2017. Segment cleared for
release.]
[Privacy]
[017-031-w001]
[Duration: 10s]
Ralph H. Cake
-Recent health
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AccomplishmentsAlso recorded on December 24, 1971
- 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.
- 017-032 5:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:20 pm to 5:22 pm.
- 017-033 5:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Stewart J. O. Alsop talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:24 pm.
- 017-034 5:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan talked on the telephone from 5:25 pm to 5:28 pm.
- 017-035 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Elliot L. Richardson talked on the telephone from 5:29 pm to 5:32 pm.
- 017-036 5:32 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:32 pm.
- 017-037 5:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone from 5:33 pm to 5:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-031, December 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).