President Nixon instructs the White House operator to place a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with his wife. No substantive political or policy discussions occur during this exchange.
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 10:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-105 Date: May 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:55 and 10:57 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 717-2] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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