President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place outgoing telephone calls to business executive Donald McI. Kendall and publisher Hobart D. Lewis. These requests initiated the process of connecting the President with two prominent private-sector figures on Christmas Eve. No further substantive dialogue occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-49
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 pm and 9:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for calls to Donald McI. Kendall and Hobart D. LewisThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.