President Nixon interacted with a White House operator to facilitate a routine communication task, likely involving the processing of a long-distance or billed telephone call. The exchange centers on the administrative formalities of placing an operator-assisted call and addressing the associated toll charges. No significant policy discussions or strategic developments occurred during this brief procedural interaction.
On February 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 318-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 318-9 Date: February 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 1:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building [See Conversation No. 20-20]
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