President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Hobart D. Lewis. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to connect the President with Lewis for discussion. No further details regarding the nature or outcome of the subsequent conversation were recorded.
On February 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-128
Date: February 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:57 pm and 9:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Hobart D. LewisNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.