President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served an administrative purpose, likely intended to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On October 24, 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 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 373-20 Date: October 24, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:04 pm and 4:16 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 32-25]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.