President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step for the President to establish direct communication with the Governor. The call concludes immediately after the request is processed.
On October 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 11:13 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 13-7 Date: October 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:18 am and 11:13 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 602-2] Request for a call to the Ronald W. Reagan
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