President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The President specifically requested that the operator place a call to an unidentified individual, potentially H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as an administrative necessity to initiate communication regarding internal White House business.
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 10:06 am and 10:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 361-7
Date: August 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:06 am and 10:14 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to an unknown person [H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman?]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.