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Conversation 024-049

TapeTape 24StartTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:53 AMEndTuesday, May 9, 1972 at 11:53 AMTape start time01:05:24Tape end time01:05:39ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place calls to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer and Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth Rush. He explicitly directed the operator to reach them only if they were available, stipulating that they should not be pulled out of ongoing meetings. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate high-level consultations regarding ongoing policy matters.

Thomas H. MoorerKenneth RushWhite House operationsPresidential communication
AudioNARA Description

On May 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:53 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-049 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 24-49

Date: May 9, 1972
Time: 11:53 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 338-20]

     Calls to Thomas H. Moorer and [David] Kenneth Rush
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Admiral Moore and also Mr.
Rush, I want to speak to them both, but don't take them out of meetings.
Right, sir.
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