President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion was purely administrative in nature, serving as a logistical bridge to connect the President with an unidentified third party. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this brief exchange.
On July 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 750-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 750-7 Date: July 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:50 pm and 4:07 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 27-35]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.