President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to journalist and television correspondent John A. Scali. The brief communication served exclusively as a request to initiate contact with Scali. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On September 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:53 pm and 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-105 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-105
Date: September 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:53 pm and 9:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to John A. ScaliThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.