President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Senator John C. Stennis. This administrative exchange served as the precursor to an official consultation between the President and the Senator. No further substantive dialogue was recorded during this brief connection.
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:52 pm and 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-143 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 5-143 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:52 pm and 3:05 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 258-43] Call to John C. Stennis
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