President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to James Cardinal McIntyre. The primary purpose of the communication was to establish contact with the Cardinal at his current location. No substantive political discussion occurred as the exchange was limited to the logistics of connecting the call.
Audio for this conversation has not yet been released by the National Archives.
NARA DescriptionOn May 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:16 pm and 9:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-163 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 003-163
Date: May 27, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:16 pm and 9:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
James Cardinal McIntyre
-Location
-CallNo transcript is available for this conversation.