Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-153
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Telephone logs
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 9:55 AM–9:56 AM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a call through the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone communication. The attempt was unsuccessful and resulted in an aborted connection. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-153 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-153 Date: December 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 9:56 am Location: White House Telephone The President attempted to place a call with the White House operator. [Aborted telephone call]
Also recorded on December 17, 1972
- 034-109 9:52 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:52 am to 9:55 am.
- 034-110 9:56 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:02 am.
- 034-111 10:02 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:03 am.
- 034-112 10:03 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:03 am to 10:09 am.
- 034-113 10:09 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:49 am.
- 034-114 10:49 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:49 am to 11:11 am.
- 382-014 1:19 PM · 41 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 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
- 382-015 1:19 PM · 26 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 1:19 pm and 2:24 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-153, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-153 (accessed September 28, 2026).