President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Clyde Tolson, the Associate Director of the FBI. The brief exchange focused on clarifying the intended recipient of the call, as the President initially confused the name with White House aide Charles Colson. The interaction served strictly as a procedural request to connect the President with high-level FBI leadership.
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-117 Date: May 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:58 and 5:26 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 334-36E] Request for a call to Clyde A. Tolson
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