President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical step for the President to place a telephone call. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On December 17, 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 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 382-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No.382-20 Date: December 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 3:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 34-115]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.