Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-040
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Family relations
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 8:53 PM–8:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 min
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief, personal holiday telephone call with his brother, F. Donald Nixon. The conversation was limited to seasonal greetings and familial well-wishes during Christmas Eve. No policy matters or official White House business were addressed during this interaction.
- Family relations
- Holiday greetings
- Personal communication
- F. Donald Nixon
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NARA Description
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and F. Donald Nixon talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-40 Date: December 24, 1971 Time: 8:53 pm - 8:56 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with F. Donald Nixon. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/12/2017. Segment will remain closed.] [Personal Returnable] [017-040-w001] [Duration: 2m 47s] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************
Also recorded on December 25, 1971
- 017-041 8:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 9:04 pm.
- 017-042 9:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 9:04 pm to 9:05 pm.
- 017-043 9:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:05 pm and 9:09 pm.
- 017-044 9:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. ("Jack") Mulcahy talked on the telephone from 9:09 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 017-045 9:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:14 pm.
- 017-046 9:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Edgar Hoover talked on the telephone from 9:14 pm to 9:17 pm.
- 017-047 9:17 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 9:19 pm.
- 017-048 9:19 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, McIntyre Faries, and Geralyne Faries talked on the telephone from 9:19 pm to 9:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-040, December 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).