Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-077

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William E. Timmons

Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 1:39 PM–2:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-077 on Tape 34StartThursday, December 14, 1972 at 1:39 PMEndThursday, December 14, 1972 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-077 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841758 ↗

A 12-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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On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-077 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 34-77

Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 384-8]

       Request for a call to William E. Timmons

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Timmons?
Yes, sir.
  • 384-005 1:39 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-006 1:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-007 1:39 PM · 52 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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 384-008 1:39 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 1:39 pm and 2:09 pm.
  • 034-078 2:09 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 384-009 2:09 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:09 pm to 2:10 pm.
  • 034-079 2:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:04 pm.
  • 384-010 2:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:15 pm.

Conversation 034-077, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841758). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-077 (accessed November 13, 2026).