Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-027

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Maurice J. Williams

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 12:39 PM–2:26 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-027 on Tape 35StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 12:39 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 2:26 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-027 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Maurice J. Williams. The President specifically requested that the operator reach Williams at his location in West Virginia. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between Nixon and Williams.

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you can get mr williams in west virginia now for me please

NARA Description

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-027 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-27

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:39 pm and 2:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Maurice J. Williams
            -West Virginia
                                             -30-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-027, December 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-027 (accessed October 10, 2026).