President Nixon directed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator Milton R. Young of North Dakota. This administrative request initiated the process of establishing contact between the President and the Senator for legislative or political consultation. The exchange served as a routine logistical step in the President's daily communication efforts.
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-21 Date: December 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:49 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 630-7A] Request for a call to Milton R. Young
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