President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative precursor to connecting the President with another party. No policy decisions or substantive political discussions were recorded during this connection request.
On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 8:44 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 668-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 668-8 Date: February 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 8:44 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 20-79]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.