Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 639 › Conversation 639-028
Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on telecommunications
Tuesday, December 21, 1971 · 5:58 PM–6:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a technical precursor to the President’s subsequent telephonic communication, designated as Conversation 16-128. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 639-028
Date: December 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[See Conversation No. 16-128]Also recorded on December 21, 1971
- 016-128 5:58 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 016-129 5:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 016-130 5:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 10:11 pm.
- 639-027 5:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm.
- 639-029 5:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John N. Mitchell met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:58 pm and 6:07 pm.
- 639-030 6:07 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 6:07 pm to 6:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 639-028, December 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/639-028 (accessed October 10, 2026).