President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. The interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the two leaders. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this short exchange.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-37 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:54 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 313-11] Request for a call to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
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