President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This routine interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with an unidentified party. No further substantive dialogue or policy decisions were captured in this brief administrative exchange.
On September 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:39 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 774-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 774-13
Date: September 11, 1972
(rev. Oct-06)
Time: 11:39 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Telephone callNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.