President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to Haakon Ingolf Romnes, the Chairman of the Board of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T). This request served as a preliminary administrative step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the telecommunications executive. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief request.
On July 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-171 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-171 Date: July 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:05 am and 2:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 264-9] Call to Haakon Ingolf Romnes
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