Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 17 › Conversation 017-057
Nixon phone call with Woods on Christmas and Television
Friday, December 24, 1971 · 11:26 PM–11:28 PM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon speaks with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, to exchange Christmas greetings and discuss the television broadcast of his daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower’s show, "Christmas at the White House." The two also review Woods's progress in making holiday telephone calls to various associates, including McIntyre Faries and Ralph H. Cake. The conversation concludes with mutual well-wishes for the holiday.
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Rose Mary Woods
- Christmas
- Television
- Telephone calls
Audio
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NARA Description
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 11:26 pm to 11:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-57
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: 11:26 pm - 11:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's location
Rose Mary Woods on the line
The President talked with Woods.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's television show
-“Christmas at the White House”
-Woods's viewing
-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
-Mary [Surname unknown]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 12/21/2017.
Segment will remain closed.]
[Personal Returnable]
[017-057-w002]
[Duration: 14s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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-Phone calls
-McIntyre Faries
-Health
-Ralph H. Cake
Christmas greetingsAlso recorded on December 25, 1971
- 017-051 9:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone from 9:32 pm to 9:35 pm.
- 017-052 9:35 PM · 6 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Ann Davis talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm.
- 017-053 9:35 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm.
- 017-054 9:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 11:17 pm.
- 017-055 11:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:17 pm to 11:22 pm.
- 017-056 11:22 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:22 pm and 11:26 pm.
- 017-058 11:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm.
- 017-059 11:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:30 pm on December 24, 1971 and 8:43 am on December 25, 1971.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-057, 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/017-057 (accessed September 18, 2026).