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.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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. MoorerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.