President Nixon communicated with the White House operator to facilitate external telephonic connections. This brief interaction served administrative purposes for managing presidential communications throughout the day. No specific policy decisions or significant developments were recorded during this exchange.
On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:05 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 765-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 765-13 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: 12:05 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [Conversation No. 765-13] [See Conversation No. 29-41]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.