President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection with John D. Ehrlichman. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to secure a direct line to his top domestic policy advisor for an immediate consultation. No further discussion or substantive policy developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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 024-132 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-132
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 John D. EhrlichmanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.