President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The exchange served administrative purposes to establish contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions occurred during this brief communication.
On May 10, 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 12:06 pm and 12:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 337-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 337-13
Date: May 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:06 and 12:32 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
(rev. Nov-01)
[See Conversation No. 24-64]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.