President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with George P. Shultz. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate a direct communication line between the President and his Director of the Office of Management and Budget. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative interaction.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-054 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 11-54 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 9:58 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 288-11C] Request for call to George P. Shultz
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