President Nixon initiates a phone call to the White House operator to be connected with Senator Edward J. Gurney of Florida. The brief exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No substantive political or policy discussions occur during this operator-assisted request.
On March 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:06 pm and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-19 Date: March 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:06 pm and 2:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 326-21] Request for call to Edward J. Gurney
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