President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. The brief interaction served as an administrative request to establish direct communication with the former administration. No further policy discussions or significant developments were recorded during this exchange.
On July 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 350-4 Date: July 24, 1972 Time: 12:08 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 27-42] Request for a call to Lyndon B. Johnson
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.