Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-122

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Fina Sanchez

Saturday, January 1, 1972 · 9:40 AM–10:28 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation017-122 on Tape 17 (tape position 03:59:57–04:00:05)StartSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 9:40 AMEndSaturday, January 1, 1972 at 10:28 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 017-122 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Fina Sanchez. The exchange served strictly as a logistical request to initiate this communication. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Would you ring Fina, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On January 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 10:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-122 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 17-122

Date: January 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:40 am and 10:28 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 311-11]

     Request for a call to Fina Sanchez

Also recorded on January 1, 1972

  • 311-011 9:40 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 9:40 am and 10:28 am.
  • 017-123 10:28 AM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez talked on the telephone from 10:28 am to 10:29 am.
  • 311-012 10:28 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Fina Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:28 am to 10:29 am.
  • 017-124 10:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:57 am.
  • 311-013 10:29 AM · 14 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 10:29 am and 10:57 am.
  • 017-125 10:57 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:57 am to 11:19 am.
  • 311-014 10:57 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:57 am to 11:19 am.
  • 017-126 11:54 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:54 am and 2:42 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 017-122, January 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-122 (accessed October 11, 2026).