Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-085

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Congressional relations

Saturday, December 25, 1971 · 11:23 AM ET · White House Telephone · 39 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-085 on Tape 17 (tape position 03:12:01–03:12:40)StartSaturday, December 25, 1971 at 11:23 AMEndSaturday, December 25, 1971 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-085 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417191933 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place calls to Representatives F. Edward Hebert, George H. Mahon, and Leslie C. Arends. Additionally, the President inquired about the status and location of Elizabeth Andrews, who had recently departed from a hospital. The operator informed Nixon that she was tracking Andrews's return and would continue attempts to facilitate his requested communications.

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NARA Description

On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-085 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-85

Date: December 25, 1971
Time: 11:23 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for calls to F. Edward Hebert, George H. Mahon, and Leslie C. Arends

     Elizabeth Andrews's location

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I have three other congressmen, if you could get them.
Congressman Eddie Hebert of Louisiana.
Hebert?
Hebert.
All right.
Congressman George Mahon of Texas.
And Leslie Ahrens of Illinois.
All right.
And Mr. Smith.
George Andrews had left the hospital, and she's on the way back, and the nurse had answered that she thought it would take a couple hours to get back, but the resident is busy, so we'll keep trying it for you.
Right.

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  • 017-082 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.
  • 017-083 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.
  • 017-086 11:29 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone from 11:29 am to 11:31 am.
  • 017-087 11:31 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:34 am.
  • 017-088 11:34 AM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 11:34 am to 11:36 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-085, December 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191933). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-085 (accessed November 2, 2026).