President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Arthur F. Burns. This administrative communication served as the setup for a subsequent conversation with the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-127 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 13-127 Date: November 4, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:25 pm and 6:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 614-22] Request for a call to Arthur F. Burns
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