Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-074
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Warren E. Burger
Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 10:38 AM–10:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Chief Justice Warren E. Burger. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Chief Justice on Christmas Day. No substantive policy matters or further developments were discussed during this brief connection.
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NARA Description
On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 10:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-074 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-74
Date: December 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:38 am and 10:53 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Warren E. BurgerAlso recorded on December 25, 1971
- 017-070 10:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Frank B. Rackley, and Marguerite Rackley talked on the telephone from 10:14 am to 10:16 am.
- 017-071 10:16 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:16 am and 10:29 am.
- 017-072 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Winton M. ("Red") Blount, Jr. talked on the telephone from 10:29 am to 10:30 am.
- 017-073 10:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur E. Summerfield, and Miriam Summerfield talked on the telephone from 10:37 am to 10:38 am.
- 017-075 10:38 AM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:38 am and 10:53 am.
- 017-076 10:53 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Warren E. Burger talked on the telephone from 10:53 am to 10:55 am.
- 017-077 10:55 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:02 am.
- 017-078 11:02 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Michael Lauer, Ann Marie Lauer, Kathy Lauer, and Kevin Lauer talked on the telephone from 11:02 am to 11:05 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-074, 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/017-074 (accessed October 10, 2026).