President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to John C. Whitaker. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a member of the White House staff. No further substantive discussion or policy deliberations occurred during this exchange.
On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 4:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 13-39 Date: October 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:11 pm and 4:55 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 302-18C] Request for a call to John C. Whitaker
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