President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a routine logistical step for the President to connect with another party. No further substantive policy matters or specific decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:24 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 801-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 801-11 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: 11:24 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-101]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.