President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a long-distance call to an individual named Ralph Cagan in Oregon. He provided specific spelling clarifications to ensure the operator could locate the correct party. The interaction was limited to facilitating this administrative task.
On October 18, 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 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 369-23 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-131]
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