President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George E. Allen. The brief exchange served solely as a request for the operator to facilitate this connection. No further policy discussions or significant developments were recorded during the interaction.
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:44 pm and 9:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 010-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 10-53
Date: October 5, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:44 pm and 9:50 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to George E. AllenNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.