President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate telephone calls to Herbert Brownell and labor leader Peter J. Brennan in New York. These requests were made to facilitate communication with these two specific individuals on Christmas Day. No further policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
On December 25, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-69
Date: December 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:08 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for calls to Herbert Brownell and Peter J. BrennanThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.