President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative maneuver to connect the President with another party. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this administrative bridge.
Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.
NARA DescriptionOn June 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:45 am and 10:59 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 742-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 742-9
Date: June 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:45 am and 10:59 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 26-6]No transcript is available for this conversation.