President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding a financial matter, expressing concern over a significant expenditure. The brief interaction focused on the scale of a specific payment or cost assessment. No further policy decisions were recorded during this short exchange.
On October 16, 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 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 367-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No.367-8 Date: October 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-58]
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