Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Military aide
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 3:24 PM–3:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
An 18-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 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-119
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to military aide’s [Lt. Col. William L. Golden’s] officeTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 17, 1972
- 034-117 3:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 034-118 3:23 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:24 pm.
- 034-120 3:25 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 034-121 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 034-122 3:27 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:28 pm.
- 034-123 3:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 034-124 3:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:29 pm.
- 034-125 3:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-119, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841842). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-119 (accessed November 2, 2026).