President Nixon held a brief, non-substantive interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. No policy discussions, political deliberations, or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange. The interaction served solely as a functional step in managing the President's telecommunications.
On June 22, 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 11:39 am and 12:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 344-18 Date: June 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:39 am and 12:14 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-120] (rev. Jan-02)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.