President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Major General James D. “Don” Hughes. This administrative communication serves to facilitate direct contact between the President and his military aide. The conversation concludes immediately after the operator acknowledges the request to connect the call.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-6
Date: December 24, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Maj. Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes
[See Conversation No. 309-5]This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.