Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-082
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John D. Ehrlichman
Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 11:12 AM–11:21 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:21 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-082 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-82
Date: December 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:21 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 017-080 11:10 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Carl B. Albert talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:12 am.
- 017-081 11:12 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:21 am.
- 017-083 11:12 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:21 am.
- 017-084 11:21 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 11:21 am to 11:22 am.
- 017-085 11:23 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-082, December 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191927). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-082 (accessed November 2, 2026).