President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an external telephone connection. This interaction serves as a functional step in the President's administrative workflow during his time in the Executive Office Building. No substantive policy discussions or decision-making processes occur during this brief exchange.
On October 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 366-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 366-4 Date: October 12, 1972 Time: 6:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-32]
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