Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-042

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on George E. Allen

Sunday, December 31, 1972 · 7:55 PM–7:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-042 on Tape 35StartSunday, December 31, 1972 at 7:55 PMEndSunday, December 31, 1972 at 7:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a follow-up call to George E. Allen at his private residence. The brief exchange served to facilitate direct communication between the President and Allen on New Year's Eve. No further details regarding the nature of the intended discussion were recorded during this short administrative interaction.

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Give me Mr. Allen again, please.
He's at his home.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On December 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 7:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-42

Date: December 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:55 pm and 7:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

       Request for a call to George E. Allen
            -Home

Also recorded on January 1, 1973

  • 035-040 7:34 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:34 pm to 7:44 pm.
  • 035-041 7:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 7:45 pm to 7:55 pm.
  • 035-043 7:56 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George E. Allen talked on the telephone from 7:56 pm to 7:57 pm.
  • 035-044 7:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 035-045 8:00 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 035-046 8:10 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:10 pm.
  • 829-001 7:32 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, James D. ("Don") Hughes, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.
  • 829-002 7:32 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clifford M. Hardin met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:32 am and 9:25 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-042, January 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-042 (accessed October 10, 2026).