President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion focused solely on establishing a connection with an unspecified party. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
On June 20, 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 7:59 pm and 8:04 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 344-8 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:59 and 8:04 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-92]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.