President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Senator Hugh Scott. The brief exchange served as a procedural request to connect the President with the Senate Minority Leader. No further substantive discussions occurred during this specific interaction.
On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 31-117 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:02 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 803-10A] Request for a call to Hugh Scott
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