President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine logistical step for the President to initiate formal communication with another party. No policy decisions or substantive discussions took place during this administrative exchange.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:46 am and 10:22 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 644-3 Date: January 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:46 am and 10:22 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 18-26]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.