President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Robert H. Finch. This brief administrative exchange served as a directive to connect the President with his counselor for a private consultation. No further substantive details regarding the purpose or content of the intended conversation are available.
On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:18 pm and 11:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-99
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:18 pm and 11:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Robert H. FinchNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.