President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Congressman John J. Rhodes. This brief interaction served as an administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and the Representative. No further substantive matters were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 22, 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 9:54 am and 9:58 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 361-4
Date: August 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:54 am and 9:58 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John J. RhodesNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.