President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves solely as a functional request to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief connectivity process.
On May 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 498-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 498-012 Date: May 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 3:38 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-42]
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