{"conversationCode":"017-088","tapeNumber":17,"conversationNumber":88,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-017-088","startDateTime":"1971-12-25T16:34:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1971-12-25T16:36:00.000Z","startDate":"25-Dec-1971","startTime":"11:34 AM","endDate":"25-Dec-1971","endTime":"11:36 AM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Mansfield, Michael J. (\"Mike\");","description":"On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. (\"Mike\") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 11:34 am to 11:36 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-088 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":2,"chronRelease":"Second Chronological Release","chronReleaseDate":"26-Oct-2000","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 17-88\n\nDate: December 25, 1971\nTime: 11:34 am - 11:36 am\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Michael J. Mansfield.\n\n     Christmas greetings\n\n     Weather\n         -West coast\n\n     Schedule\n          -Meeting\n               -January 18, 1972","filename":["017-088.mp3"],"tapeStart":"03:14:35","tapeEnd":"03:15:18","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Mansfield, Michael J. (\"Mike\")"],"prevCode":"017-087","nextCode":"017-089","transcript":[{"start":0.34,"end":1.58,"text":"Hello."},{"start":4.4,"end":12.53,"text":"Mike, I'm not going to bother you with business, but I just want to be sure that you and Maureen know that Pat and I send our very best for Christmas."},{"start":13.82,"end":14.8,"text":"Is the weather lousy?"},{"start":15.72,"end":16.32,"text":"No."},{"start":16.34,"end":16.58,"text":"It is?"},{"start":17.08,"end":17.6,"text":"Oh, good."},{"start":17.68,"end":25.43,"text":"On the West Coast, I talked down there this morning, and they told me it's just raining pitchforks, so I'm glad you're having a better bet."},{"start":25.84,"end":27.08,"text":"Well, it is."},{"start":27.1,"end":27.2,"text":"Good."},{"start":27.22,"end":28.52,"text":"And we want to wish you a good Christmas and a peaceful New Year."},{"start":28.65,"end":28.99,"text":"Right."},{"start":29.01,"end":29.83,"text":"Let's hope it's peaceful."},{"start":31.24,"end":34.13,"text":"Yes, and the best in the years ahead for you and all your family."},{"start":34.15,"end":34.81,"text":"Well, thanks, Mike."},{"start":34.89,"end":36.19,"text":"And just get a little rest."},{"start":36.25,"end":38.12,"text":"With my continued respect."},{"start":38.14,"end":38.48,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":38.5,"end":40.46,"text":"We'll see you on the 18th."},{"start":40.48,"end":40.68,"text":"Okay, sir."},{"start":40.7,"end":40.91,"text":"All right."},{"start":41.11,"end":41.23,"text":"Bye."},{"start":41.25,"end":41.97,"text":"Thank you, Mr. President."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Richard Nixon initiated a brief holiday telephone call to Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield to exchange Christmas greetings and well wishes for the New Year. The two men engaged in light conversation regarding the weather conditions on the West Coast before concluding with a mutual commitment to reconvene for a scheduled meeting on January 18, 1972. The interaction served primarily as a diplomatic gesture of goodwill rather than a discussion of substantive policy matters.","topics":["Christmas greetings","Mike Mansfield","Congressional relations","Holiday diplomacy","January 1972 schedule"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T00:49:41.928Z"},"topicSlugs":["christmas-greetings","mike-mansfield","congressional-relations","holiday-diplomacy","january-1972-schedule"],"audioDurationSec":43,"audioFiles":[{"file":"017-088.mp3","bytes":1021909,"durationSec":42.52,"bitrate":192265,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:19:24.936Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/017-088.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-088","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/17/conversation-017-088","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}