President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served strictly as a request for the operator to connect the President to his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this brief communication.
On February 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:15 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-081 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-81 Date: February 9, 1972 Time: 10:15 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 668-12C] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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