President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to White House operator services to facilitate a direct line to Alexander P. Butterfield. The conversation serves solely as a logistical request to establish communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or further developments occur during this brief administrative exchange.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-134 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-134 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:59 and 2:01 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 335-9] Request for a call to Alexander P. Butterfield
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