President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. The exchange served primarily as a logistical step to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief connectivity process.
On October 17, 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 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 368-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 368-11 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:18 pm and 8:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-109]
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