President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an urgent call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. He requested that Rogers be interrupted during a dinner in New York to facilitate a conversation as soon as he could step away. The primary purpose of this interaction was to establish a direct, timely line of communication with the Secretary.
On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 354-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 354-19 Date: October 6, 1972 Time: 2:05 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-13] (rev. Oct-06)
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