President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:51 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 781-19
Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 12:51 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson
(rev. Oct-06)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.