President Nixon held a brief exchange with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. The interaction was limited to the logistical coordination of placing an outgoing call to an unspecified party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief administrative contact.
On November 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 296-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 296-14 Date: November 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:19 pm and 5:01 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-88]
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