President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Caspar W. Weinberger, who was then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical administrative step to initiate an official consultation. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this interaction.
On June 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 3:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-45
(rev. Jan-02)
Date: June 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:55 and 3:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 744-23]
Request for a call to Caspar W. WeinbergerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.