President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction was limited to the coordination of telecommunications logistics. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this exchange.
On May 5, 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 1:59 pm and 2:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 335-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 335-29
Date: May 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:59 and 2:04 pm.
Location: Executive Office Building
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The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 23-165]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.