President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an official telephone connection with George P. Shultz. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to place a call to the Secretary of the Treasury. This interaction underscores the standard protocol for the President's telephonic communications during the workday.
On June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-7 Date: June 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:00 and 11:45 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 742-13A] 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.