President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish direct communication with the Director. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this connection.
On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-105 Date: November 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 622-15A] Request for a call to J. Edgar Hoover
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