President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz. This brief communication served strictly as a request for administrative assistance to facilitate the connection. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On October 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 1:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-074 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 032-074 Date: October 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:59 am and 1:01 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 808-8A] Request for a call to Earl L. Butz.
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