President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to speechwriter and aide William L. Safire. The brief interaction served exclusively as a logistical step to initiate communication with Safire. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 2:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-65 Date: March 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:36 pm and 2:55 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 685-11] Request for a call to William L. Safire
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.