Conversation 467-001

TapeTape 467StartFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:15 AMEndFriday, March 12, 1971 at 8:15 AMTape start time00:00:48Tape end time00:00:59ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOval Office

President Nixon initiates a phone call through the White House operator to reach Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This brief interaction serves as the administrative bridge to facilitate a direct communication between the President and his top military advisor. No further substantive discussion occurs during this operator-assisted exchange.

Thomas H. MoorerJoint Chiefs of StaffPresidential communicationMilitary coordination

On March 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 8:15 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 467-1

Date: March 12, 1971
Time: 8:15 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with the White House operator

     Call to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.