President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to facilitate communication with newly appointed Senator Robert T. Stafford of Vermont. The conversation serves as a brief administrative request to connect the President with the Senator. No further substantive policy matters were addressed during this brief exchange.
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 9:17 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-57 Date: September 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 9:17 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 574-3A] Request for call to Robert T. Stafford
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