President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his domestic affairs advisor, John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his key staff member. No further policy discussions or substantive developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-117 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-117 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-6] Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.