President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The primary purpose of the communication is to establish a direct line to the Admiral for official consultation. No further substantive discussion occurs during this short segment, as the operator processes the request.
On April 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 am and 9:27 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-79 Date: April 5, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:16 am and 9:27 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 330-7A] Request for call to Adm. Thomas H. Moorer
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