President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to his advisor, Patrick J. Buchanan. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication with a member of the President's staff. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for the operator's assistance.
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-121 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-121 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: Unknown between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 406-27] Request for a telephone call to Patrick J. Buchanan
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