President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The interaction served as a routine logistical step to establish communication for an intended call. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred 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 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 658-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 658-24 Date: January 27, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:34 pm and 2:40 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 19-141]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.