President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate official communication. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with other parties via the White House telephone system. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief exchange.
On December 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:49 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 823-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 823-2 Date: December 14, 1972 Time: 11:49 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 34-70]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.