Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-104

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William P. Rogers

Sunday, December 26, 1971 · 1:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-104 on Tape 17 (tape position 03:40:40–03:40:49)StartSunday, December 26, 1971 at 1:43 PMEndSunday, December 26, 1971 at 1:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-104 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to cancel a pending call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers in favor of placing a call to First Lady Pat Nixon. This brief interaction reflects a reprioritization of the President's personal communications during the post-holiday period. No further administrative or policy decisions were addressed during this exchange.

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Operator?
Yes, sir?
Hold that call to Rogers.
Get Mrs. Nixon first, please.
All right.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On December 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-104 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-104

Date: December 26, 1971
Time: 1:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 310-36]

     Cancellation of call to William P. Rogers

     Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

Also recorded on December 26, 1971

  • 017-103 12:16 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm.
  • 310-036 1:43 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:43 pm.
  • 017-105 1:44 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 310-037 1:44 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 017-106 1:45 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 017-107 1:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.
  • 310-038 1:45 PM · 26 min — 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 1:45 pm and 2:25 pm.
  • 310-039 1:45 PM · 34 sec — unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 2:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-104, 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/017-104 (accessed October 11, 2026).