President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to William E. Timmons, his Assistant for Legislative Affairs. The primary purpose of the communication was to establish contact with Timmons to discuss pressing legislative matters. No further dialogue was recorded beyond this brief administrative request.
On September 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 1:09 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 781-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 781-23
Date: September 18, 1972
Time: 1:09 pm
Location: Oval Office
(rev. Oct-06)
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William E. TimmonsNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.