Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-086
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Michael J. Mansfield
Friday, December 15, 1972 · 11:29 AM–11:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a call to Senate Majority Leader Michael J. Mansfield through the White House operator. The primary purpose of this brief communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Senator. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this logistical interaction.
- Michael J. Mansfield
- Presidential communication
- White House operations
- Senate leadership
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NARA Description
On December 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 11:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-86
Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:29 am and 11:56 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 824-2A]
Request for a call to Michael J. Mansfield
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 15, 1972
- 824-001 9:14 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:25 am.
- 824-002 9:25 AM · 3 hr 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, unknown person(s), White House operator, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:25 am to 12:44 pm.
- 034-087 11:56 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield talked on the telephone from 11:56 am to 12:10 pm.
- 034-088 12:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:17 pm.
- 034-089 12:22 PM · 14 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 034-090 12:22 PM · 17 sec — Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo and Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:44 pm.
- 034-091 12:44 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:44 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 824-003 12:45 PM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:45 pm to 1:54 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-086, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-086 (accessed October 24, 2026).