President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to initiate a separate communication. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions took place during this exchange.
On October 19, 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 8:55 am and 9:06 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 368-24 Date: October 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:55 am and 9:06 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-135]
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