President Nixon contacted the White House operator from the Oval Office to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to initiate a call to John B. Connally. This exchange served as a logistical step to enable direct communication between the President and the former Treasury Secretary.
On September 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:40 am and 10:41 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 778-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 778-10
Date: September 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:40 am and 10:41 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to John B. ConnallyNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.