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On December 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:06 am and 6:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-035 of the White House Tapes. Topics include: The President talked with the White House operator; the President can be heard talking to an unknown person in the background. [See Conversation No. 631-11B] Request for a call to William P. Rogers. Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; [Unknown person(s)].