Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-041
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator
Monday, December 11, 1972 · 4:55 PM–4:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On December 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-41 Date: December 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 385-9]
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Also recorded on December 11, 1972
- 385-009 4:55 PM · 9 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 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm.
- 034-042 4:59 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:59 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 385-010 4:59 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:59 pm to 5:01 pm.
- 034-043 5:01 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 385-011 5:01 PM · 12 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 5:01 pm and 5:09 pm.
- 385-012 5:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:01 pm and 5:14 pm.
- 034-044 5:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 5:09 pm to 5:10 pm.
- 385-013 5:10 PM · 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-041, December 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841686). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-041 (accessed November 15, 2026).