Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 310 › Conversation 310-012
Nixon & Hartley on federal service and retirement
Saturday, December 18, 1971 · 3:35 PM–3:36 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated this brief call to Muriel L. Hartley to personally acknowledge and thank her for thirty years of federal service. He specifically highlighted her essential contributions to the work of Alexander Haig and Henry Kissinger during her tenure. The conversation served as a professional gesture of appreciation upon her retirement from the White House staff.
- federal service
- retirement
- Alexander Haig
- Henry Kissinger
- White House staff
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 310-12 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: 3:35 pm - 3:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Muriel L. Hartley. [See Conversation No. 16-116]
Also recorded on December 18, 1971
- 016-113 2:45 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 310-009 2:45 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:45 pm.
- 016-114 3:05 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 310-010 3:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:09 pm.
- 016-115 3:09 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 310-011 3:09 PM · 32 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 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm.
- 016-116 3:35 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Muriel L. Hartley talked on the telephone from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 016-117 3:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 5:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 310-012, December 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/310-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).