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Nixon & Hughes on Christmas Eve and Military Aide

Friday, December 24, 1971 · 1:48 PM–1:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 30 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hughes, James D. ("Don")Conversation309-006 on Tape 309 (tape position 01:41:12–01:41:41)StartFriday, December 24, 1971 at 1:48 PMEndFriday, December 24, 1971 at 1:49 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 309-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and General James D. "Don" Hughes held a brief, informal meeting in the Old Executive Office Building on Christmas Eve. The exchange functioned as a short holiday greeting and a check-in between the President and his military aide. No substantive policy matters or administrative directives were recorded during this brief interaction.

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Yes, sir.
Go ahead.
Very nice.
Be sure .
OK, Don.
All right.
Thanks.
Bye-bye.

NARA Description

On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 309-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 309-6

Date: December 24, 1971
Time: 1:48 pm - 1:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes.

[See Conversation No. 17-7]

Also recorded on December 24, 1971

  • 017-006 1:46 PM · 8 sec — 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.
  • 309-004 1:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 309-005 1:46 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 017-007 1:48 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:49 pm.
  • 309-007 1:49 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:49 pm.
  • 017-008 1:50 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:50 pm.
  • 017-009 1:50 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.
  • 309-008 1:50 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:50 pm to 1:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 309-006, December 24, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/309-006 (accessed October 6, 2026).