President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact Colonel Richard T. Kennedy regarding a scheduling request. He directed the operator to determine when Kennedy arrived at his office and to arrange for him to report to the Executive Office Building for a meeting. This conversation served as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate a direct briefing with Kennedy.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-16
Date: December 5, 1972
Time: 7:57 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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Conversation No. 34-16 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 387-1]
Request for a meeting with Col. Richard T. Kennedy
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