President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to General Brent G. Scowcroft. This interaction serves as a routine administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the National Security Advisor. No substantive policy discussions or complex developments occur during this brief exchange.
On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-187 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-187 Date: March 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:48 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 421-9] Request for a call to Gen. Brent G. Scowcroft
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