President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Senator Robert J. Dole. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this specific interaction.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-048 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-48 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 313-23] Request for a call to Robert J. Dole
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