President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Alexander P. Butterfield. The call serves as a brief logistical communication intended to facilitate direct contact between the President and his Deputy Assistant. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this short connection process.
On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-120 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-120 Date: April 12, 1972 Time: 3:27 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 330-42] Request for call to Alexander P. Butterfield
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