President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Senate Majority Leader Michael J. Mansfield. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to connect the President with congressional leadership. The call was placed to facilitate direct communication between the White House and the legislative branch.
On November 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 am and 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 033-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 33-66 Date: November 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:17 am and 9:14 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 813-8] Request for a call to Michael J. Mansfield
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