President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Ann Duggan. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to secure the connection and locate the intended recipient. No further substantive policy matters or executive actions were addressed during this exchange.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-123 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:19 pm and 9:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-12] Request for a call to Ann Duggan -Location
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.