President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Senator Barry M. Goldwater. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy 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 10:20 am and 10:25 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 361-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 361-15
Date: August 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 10:25 am
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Barry M. GoldwaterNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.