President Nixon initiates a phone call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller through the White House operator. The primary purpose of this brief exchange is to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Governor. The operator confirms the request and proceeds to connect the two parties.
On September 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 1:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-112 Date: September 13, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 1:31 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 571-1B] Request for call to Nelson A. Rockefeller
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