President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a call to John D. Ehrlichman. He explicitly instructed the operator to avoid interrupting Ehrlichman if he was currently attending a social event. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative request to facilitate a consultation between the President and his top advisor.
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-88 Date: September 12, 1971 Time: 4:31 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 278-23] Request for call to John D. Ehrlichman
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