President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Elliot L. Richardson on behalf of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This administrative coordination facilitates communication between the President's key cabinet members and foreign policy advisors. No further substantive policy matters are discussed in this brief logistical exchange.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 11-65 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:59 pm and 9:07 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 589-2A] Request for call to Elliot L. Richardson for Henry A. Kissinger 35 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
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