President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Frank Stanton, the president of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). This interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication between the President and the broadcasting executive. No further policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-111 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-111 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 3:58 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 318-3D] Request for a call to Frank Stanton of Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.