Conversation 001-049

TapeTape 1StartThursday, April 8, 1971 at 5:23 PMEndThursday, April 8, 1971 at 5:28 PMTape start time01:51:00Tape end time01:51:15ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator regarding an unsuccessful attempt to reach Judge Thomas F. Murphy by telephone. The operator reported that neither the judge's chambers nor his unpublished home number were answering. Nixon decided to discontinue the attempts for the evening and rescheduled the effort for the following day.

Thomas F. MurphyWhite House communicationstelecommunicationsscheduling

On April 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:23 pm and 5:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-049 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 1-49

Date: April 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:23 pm and 5:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Judge Thomas F. Murphy's location

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Hello.
Mr. Crescent, on that call to Judge Murphy, I'm not getting an answer at his chambers, and he had an unpublished number.
That's why it took so long, and they're not answering there.
Can I keep after it this evening for you?
I'll try it tomorrow.
All right, fine.