Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-091

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on White House operator

Friday, December 15, 1972 · 12:44 PM–5:55 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-091 on Tape 34StartFriday, December 15, 1972 at 12:44 PMEndFriday, December 15, 1972 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-091 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841786 ↗

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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On December 15, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-091 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 34-91

Date: December 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:44 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Charles W. Colson
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 824-004 1:54 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 824-005 1:54 PM · 2 min — Alexander P. Butterfield and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.
  • 824-006 1:54 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:54 pm and 2:04 pm.

Conversation 034-091, December 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841786). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-091 (accessed November 2, 2026).