Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-075

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Congressional relations

Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 10:38 AM–10:53 AM ET · White House Telephone · 32 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-075 on Tape 17 (tape position 02:59:58–03:00:30)StartSaturday, December 25, 1971 at 10:38 AMEndSaturday, December 25, 1971 at 10:53 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-075 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place holiday-themed or administrative outreach calls to four key congressional leaders. The President requested to reach Senator Hugh Scott in Philadelphia, Senator Michael J. Mansfield in Florida, Congressman Gerald R. Ford in Colorado, and Speaker Carl B. Albert. The operator confirmed the locations of the legislators and verified that contact information was available to facilitate the calls.

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Operator, I have a congressional call, so if you'd make a note.
Senator Scott, he's in Philadelphia, and Senator Mansfield, I think he's in Florida.
Congressman Ford is in Colorado skiing, but I think you have a number for him.
And the other one is Speaker Albert.
Thank you.
Thank you.

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 017-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-75

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 calls to Hugh Scott, Michael J. Mansfield, Gerald R. Ford and Carl B. Albert

Also 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.
  • 017-074 10:38 AM · 9 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-075, 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/017-075 (accessed October 10, 2026).