President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion was purely administrative in nature, serving as a logistical bridge to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 29, 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 9:30 am and 9:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 377-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 377-9 Date: October 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 9:34 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 32-81]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.