President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This brief interaction served as the administrative precursor to an urgent discussion regarding military or national security matters involving the Admiral. No further details of the substance of the conversation were recorded beyond the successful initiation of the call.
On March 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:01 am and 9:10 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 467-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 467-13
Date: March 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:01 am and 9:10 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator
Call to Admiral Thomas H. Moorer
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Tape Subject Log
(rev. 9/08)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.