President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief interaction served exclusively as a procedural request to connect the President with his long-time assistant. No policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this short administrative communication.
On May 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 9:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-127 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:35 pm and 9:36 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 339-16] Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.