Conversation 468-002

TapeTape 468StartTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 8:53 AMEndTuesday, March 16, 1971 at 8:57 AMTape start time00:01:50Tape end time00:03:26ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOval Office

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The interaction was brief and served solely as an administrative coordination to reach the military leader. No substantive policy matters or further developments were captured in this exchange.

Thomas H. MoorerMilitary communicationWhite House operationsJoint Chiefs of Staff

On March 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:53 am and 8:57 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 468-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 468-2

Date: March 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 8:57 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.