President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his special assistant and speechwriter, Patrick J. Buchanan. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate a direct line of communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this brief procedural interaction.
On September 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:41 am and 12:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 9-115 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:41 am and 12:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 279-10] Request for call to Patrick J. Buchanan
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