President Nixon attempted to reach major political donor W. Clement Stone, but the White House operator informed him that Stone was unavailable and not expected in his office for the remainder of the day. Nixon instructed the operator to leave a message for Stone to return the call at his convenience. The President explicitly noted that the matter lacked urgency.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-063 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-63 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: 2:35 pm Location: White House Telephone The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 367-10D] Status of call to W. Clement Stone -Stone's schedule -Call back instructions
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