President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess. The President noted that the Sheriff was currently hospitalized and directed the operator to locate the appropriate contact number. This interaction served solely as a logistical request to facilitate communication between the President and the Sheriff.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-139 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-139 Date: January 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 2:32 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 658-21] Request for a call to Peter J. Pitchess
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