Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-063
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Lyndon B. Johnson
Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 9:45 AM–9:50 AM ET · White House Telephone · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate holiday courtesy calls to prominent public figures. He specifically requested to be connected with Reverend Billy Graham and former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The operator confirmed the requests, and the President verified that the timing was appropriate for these communications.
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NARA Description
On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-063 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-63
Date: December 25, 1971
Time: 9:45 am - 9:50 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked to the White House operator.
Request for calls to William F. (“Billy”) Graham and Lyndon B. JohnsonAlso recorded on December 25, 1971
- 017-061 9:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rogers C. B. Morton talked on the telephone from 9:34 am to 9:38 am.
- 017-062 9:39 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John A. Volpe talked on the telephone from 9:39 am to 9:43 am.
- 017-064 9:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lenore L. Romney, and George W. Romney talked on the telephone from 9:53 am to 9:56 am.
- 017-065 9:57 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:58 am.
- 017-066 9:58 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:01 am.
- 017-067 10:01 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Earl L. Butz talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:02 am.
- 017-068 10:06 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Claudia A. Johnson talked on the telephone from 10:06 am to 10:08 am.
- 017-069 10:06 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:06 am and 10:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-063, 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/017-063 (accessed October 10, 2026).