President Nixon initiated a request through the White House operator to be connected with aide Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his staff member. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 3:59 pm on June 28, 1972 and 11:07 am on June 30, 1972. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-52
Date: June 28-30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:59 pm, June 28, and 11:07 am, June 30, 1972
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Patrick J. BuchananNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.