President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to John D. Lodge, who was serving as the United States Ambassador to Argentina. The primary objective of the communication was to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Ambassador. No further details regarding the substance of the discussion were recorded.
On October 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:08 am and 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-79
Date: October 22, 1971
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Tape Subject Log
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Time: Unknown between 8:08 am- 3:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 599-17A]
Request for call to John D. Lodge in ArgentinaNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.