President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator regarding the orchestration of a telephone call. The President expressed a desire for a sense of dramatic flair in the communication process. No substantive policy matters or official state business were transacted during this interaction.
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 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 369-28 Date: October 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-133] (rev. Nov-03)
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