President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Congressman Jack H. McDonald of Michigan. This brief communication served to facilitate direct contact between the President and the Representative. No further administrative or political context was recorded regarding the purpose of the outreach.
On June 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:51 am and 11:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-168 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 5-168 Date: June 28, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:51 am and 11:55 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 529-23E] Call to Jack H. McDonald of Michigan
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.