President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for the President's immediate communication needs. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this brief 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 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 712-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 712-7 Date: April 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:32 pm and 5:33 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 23-24]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.