President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Ralph H. Cake in Portland, Oregon. This brief administrative exchange served solely to facilitate communication between the President and Cake. No further substantive discussion or decision-making occurred during this brief request.
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-117 Date: March 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:05 pm and 12:11 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 880-4] Request for a call to Ralph H. Cake -Portland, Oregon
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