President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to Representative Gerald R. Ford. The brief exchange served strictly as a logistical effort to initiate communication with the Congressman. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-142 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-142
Date: May 10,1971
Time: Unknown between 7:12 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Gerald R. FordNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.