President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a connection for the President. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred 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 an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:28 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 802-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 802-2 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:26 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time. [See Conversation No. 31-105]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.