President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to request a connection with Senator Robert A. Taft, Jr. The interaction serves exclusively as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange.
On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:53 pm and 3:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-144 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-144 Date: May 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:53 and 3:56 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 335-23A] Request for a call to Robert A. Taft, Jr.
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