President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction primarily focused on the mechanics of connecting the President to a specific party, serving as a brief administrative bridge to an external conversation. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this exchange.
On April 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 711-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 711-16
Date: April 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:50 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 23-20]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.