President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served the administrative purpose of connecting the President to another party for an official or personal discussion. No substantive policy matters or historical developments were recorded during this brief logistical 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 3:33 pm and 4:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 344-1 Date: June 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:33 and 4:09 pm.. Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 25-88]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.