President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a personal phone call. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to connect the President with Muriel L. Hartley. No further substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this exchange.
On December 18, 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 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 310-11 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:09 pm and 3:35 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-115] Request for a call to Muriel L. Hartley
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.