President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Deputy Assistant, Alexander P. Butterfield. The brief exchange served as a routine procedural request to initiate communication with a key staff member. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this short connection.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 12:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-130 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:36 and 12:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 335-4] Request for a call to Alexander P. Butterfield
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