President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The exchange served as a routine administrative request to connect the President with his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this brief communication.
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-108 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-108 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: 12:43 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 639-5A] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat’) Nixon
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