President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Representative Thomas N. Downing of Virginia. This brief administrative interaction serves as a precursor to a direct consultation between the President and the Congressman. The call highlights the President's ongoing communication with members of Congress regarding legislative or political matters.
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-18 Date: February 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:13 am and 9:14 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 664-3] Request for a call to Thomas N. Downing
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