President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to speechwriter William L. Safire. The conversation was purely procedural, serving as a brief request to facilitate communication between the President and his aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief interaction.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-130 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:31 pm and 12:48 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 285-21] Request for a call to William L. Safire
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