President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party, though no specific substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange. This contact underscores the standard operational procedures utilized by the President to manage executive communications.
On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 330-42 Date: April 12, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 22-120]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.