President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him via telephone to Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination to establish direct communication between the President and the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive matters were addressed during this brief call.
On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:12 am and 11:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-39 Date: May 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:12 am and 11:16 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 338-8] Request for a call to Melvin R. Laird
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