President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Los Angeles County Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess. Upon realizing that the call could not be completed prior to his next scheduled appointment, Nixon directed the operator to postpone the attempt. No further policy or administrative business was conducted during this brief scheduling exchange.
On January 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-102 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 19-102 Date: January 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:02 pm and 1:58 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 656-22] Request for a call to Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess -The President's schedule
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