President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to John McCarroll, the president of United Auto Workers Local 544 in the Pittsburgh area. The President provided the operator with instructions to locate McCarroll's contact information and initiate the connection. This administrative interaction serves as a brief record of the President's efforts to facilitate communication with local union leadership.
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:33 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 28-34
Date: August 1, 1972
Time: 4:33 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John McCarroll
-United Auto Workers [UAW] Local 544
-McKeesburg, PennsylvaniaThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.