Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-101

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Thomas H. Moorer

Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 11:52 AM–12:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-101 on Tape 17 (tape position 03:36:28–03:36:35)StartSunday, December 26, 1971 at 11:52 AMEndSunday, December 26, 1971 at 12:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-101 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This administrative interaction serves as a precursor to a formal consultation between the President and the nation's top military official. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief call-placement sequence.

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Yes, please.
Admiral Moore, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-101 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-101

Date: December 26, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 310-27]

     Request for a call to Adm. Thomas H. Moorer

Also recorded on December 26, 1971

  • 017-100 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
  • 310-024 11:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:45 am to 11:52 am.
  • 310-025 11:52 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 310-026 11:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Zosimo Monson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 310-027 11:52 AM · 10 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 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 310-028 11:52 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 12:12 pm.
  • 017-102 12:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone from 12:12 pm to 12:16 pm.
  • 310-029 12:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm.Thomas H. Moorer met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:12 pm to 12:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-101, December 26, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-101 (accessed October 11, 2026).