President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The conversation was brief and strictly administrative in nature, serving only to initiate communication with the Pentagon chief. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this exchange.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-46 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:08 pm and 4:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 313-21G] Request for a call to Melvin R. Laird
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