President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a diplomatic discussion between the two parties. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this short connection.
On December 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:50 am and 12:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-29 Date: December 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:50 am and 12:04 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 384-4B] Request for a call to Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
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