President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Senator Hugh Scott. This administrative action was intended to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senate Minority Leader. No further details regarding the purpose or outcome of the requested call were recorded.
On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 1:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-077 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-77 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:55 and 1:30 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 342-21] Request for a call to Hugh Scott
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.