President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Alexander Butterfield. This brief exchange served solely as an administrative request to reach the Deputy Assistant to the President. No further substantive policy matters or discussions were recorded during this communication.
On June 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 3:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-47
Date: June 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:50 and 3:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Alexander ButterfieldNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.