President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served primarily as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy or political matters were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On July 26, 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 8:06 am and 9:01 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 350-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 350-26 Date: July 26, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:06 am and 9:01 am Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 27-68; one item has been withdrawn]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.