President Richard M. Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. Due to the lack of a transcript or further documentation regarding the conversation's content, the specific subject matter remains unidentified. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party.
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 9:35 pm and 9:36 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 339-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 339-16 Date: May 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:35 and 9:36 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 24-127] (rev. Dec-01)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.