President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to George P. Shultz, who was then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This interaction served purely as a logistical step to establish communication with Shultz. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.
On June 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-131 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-131 Date: June 23, 1972 Time: 1:02 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 741-9] Request for a call to George P. Shultz
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.