President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a telephone call to Sam Huff. The President provides the operator with the correct spelling of Huff's surname to ensure the connection is established. This brief exchange serves as a routine administrative coordination to facilitate a direct communication between the President and Huff.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:23 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 29-38 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: 11:23 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 765-11] Request for a call to Sam Huff
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