President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a phone call. The brief exchange focused on connecting Nixon with John O'Keefe, who was serving in an attorney capacity. The conversation served solely as a functional administrative request to initiate this legal communication.
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 367-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 367-9 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. 31-59] (rev. Oct-06)
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