President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a brief administrative exchange to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions took place during this short telephonic transition.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:56 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 725-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 725-15
Date: May 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:50 am and 9:56 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 24-142]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.