President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This recording functions primarily as a logistical bridge to a substantive discussion with another party. No policy decisions or political deliberations occurred during this brief exchange.
On June 23, 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 1:16 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 343-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 343-35 Date: June 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:16 and 2:20 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-134]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.