President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to the police. This brief interaction served as a logistical request for the operator to facilitate official communication between the President and law enforcement authorities. No further details regarding the specific nature or purpose of the contact were captured in this recording.
On November 11, 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 5:20 pm and 5:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 298-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 298-34 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-52]
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