President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to an unidentified individual. The communication attempt proved unsuccessful, as the operator was unable to complete the connection. No further developments occurred during this brief interaction.
On January 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 658-23
Date: January 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm
Location: Oval Office
The White House operator talked with the President.
Telephone call to unknown person cannot be completed
-Meeting
-UrgencyNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.