President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to entertainer Red Skelton. Because Skelton had recently been in Washington, D.C. and was traveling to Florida, the President requested that the operator attempt to locate him at either destination. The conversation served as a brief administrative request to facilitate this specific outreach.
On March 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-26 Date: March 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:59 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 681-2A] Request for a call to Red Skelton -Washington, DC -Florida
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