President Nixon held a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate a return telephone call. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with an unnamed third party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions 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 7:42 pm and 9:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 352-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 352-15
(rev. Mar-02)
Date: July 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:42 pm and 9:11 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The White House operator talked with the President.
Telephone call
-Return callNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.