President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs U. Alexis Johnson. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate this high-level communication. No further details regarding the substance of the intended conversation with Johnson were recorded.
On July 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:01 pm and 11:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-32 Date: July 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:01 and 11:00 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 746-10] Request for a call to U. Alexis Johnson (rev. Jan-02)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.