President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact William Safire and request his immediate presence at the Executive Office Building. This brief administrative exchange served to coordinate a direct meeting between the President and his speechwriter. No further policy or strategic details were addressed during the call.
On January 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-105 Date: January 18, 1972 Time: 4:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 314-12] Request for William L. Safire to come to the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building [EOB]
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