President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served strictly as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party for a separate conversation. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this brief exchange.
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 1:03 pm and 2:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 658-12 Date: January 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:03 pm and 2:10 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 19-133]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.