President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an emergency telephone call to Ambassador Charles E. “Chip” Bohlen at the Washington Medical Center. The President sought to reach the ailing diplomat directly to offer personal support. He further directed that if Bohlen was incapacitated, the operator should connect him instead with Bohlen's wife.
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 30-37 Date: September 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 789-7A] Request for a call to Charles E. (“Chip”) Bohlen -Washington Medical Center -Wife (rev. Oct-06)
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