President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call for him. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate presidential communication. No further substance was recorded beyond the request to initiate the connection.
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 802-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 802-5 Date: October 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:27 pm and 6:28 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 31-107] (rev. Nov-03)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.