President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic communication through the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange serves as a logistical step to connect the President with another party, as indicated by the subsequent reference to a follow-up conversation. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this operator-assisted connection.
On December 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-41 Date: December 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 4:59 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 385-9]
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