Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-097
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller
Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 11:21 AM–11:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
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NARA Description
On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-097 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 17-97
Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:21 am and 11:25 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 310-20]
Request for a call to Tricia Nixon CoxTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 017-099 11:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:45 am.
- 310-023 11:30 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:30 am and 11:45 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-097, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417191957). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-097 (accessed November 2, 2026).