President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, then serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and military leadership. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange.
On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:07 pm and 2:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-082 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-82 Date: April 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:07 and 2:08 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 333-17] Request for a call to Thomas H. Moorer
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