President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his personal physician, Dr. William M. Lukash. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical request to initiate the call. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:15 pm and 11:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-131
Date: May 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 pm and 11:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Dr. William M. LukashNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.