President Nixon initiated a brief, routine request for a telephone connection through the White House operator. The conversation served primarily as a functional administrative exchange to facilitate an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short interaction.
On August 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 351-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 351-15 Date: August 1, 1972 Time: 3:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 28-31] (rev. Mar-02)
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