President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an official call to Jerry V. Wilson, the Chief of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. The brief interaction served strictly as a logistical request to initiate communication with the Chief. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this exchange.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-137 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-137 Date: January 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:20 pm and 2:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 658-18] Request for a call to Jerry V. Wilson
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