President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. This administrative request served as a precursor to a direct consultation between the two men. No further substantive details regarding the purpose of the call were captured in this exchange.
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-101 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-101 Date: March 17, 1972 Time: 4:34 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 323-33D] Request for a call to Richard G. Kleindienst
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.