President Nixon instructed the White House operator to delay his scheduled outgoing calls until 3:00 pm. This brief exchange served to manage the President's afternoon availability and coordinate his administrative workflow. The operator acknowledged the instruction and agreed to hold the calls as requested.
On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 32-18 Date: October 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:58 pm and 3:50 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 373-10] The President’s schedule -Call to Joseph M. Margiotta -Postponement of return call -Time
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