President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Caspar Weinberger. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the then-Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this short administrative interaction.
On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-55 Date: April 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:10 and 3:15 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 332-21A] Request for a call to Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
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