President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative coordination to establish a telephonic connection with another party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were documented during this exchange.
Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.
NARA DescriptionOn June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 3:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 744-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 744-23
Date: June 30, 1972
Time: 3:24 pm.
Location: Oval Office
(rev. Feb-02)
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 26-46]No transcript is available for this conversation.