President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occurred during this connection process.
On May 9, 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 11:21 am and 11:23 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 338-10
Date: May 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:21 and 11:23 am
Location: Executive Office Building
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The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 24-41]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.