President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication. This contact serves as a logistical administrative step to connect the President with another party for further discussion. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 15, 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 8:18 pm and 9:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 339-6 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:18 and 9:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 24-117]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.