President Nixon directs the White House operator to immediately connect Secretary of State William P. Rogers with Ambassador Graham A. Martin in Rome. The call serves as an urgent administrative request to facilitate direct communication between the Secretary and the diplomat. No further substantive policy matters are discussed during this brief exchange.
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 012-080 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-80 Date: October 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:08 am and 3:05 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 599-17B] Request for call to Graham A. Martin in Rome William P. Rogers
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