President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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 11:42 am and 11:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 338-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 338-18 Date: May 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:42 and 11:50 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 24-47]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.