President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
On March 13, 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 6:17 pm and 6:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 323-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 323-11 Date: March 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:17 pm and 6:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 21-59]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.