President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Paul F. Healy, a correspondent for the New York Daily News. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to connect the President with the reporter. This action indicates an effort by the administration to initiate direct communication with a member of the press.
On November 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 014-103 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 14-103 Date: November 15, 1971 Time: 11:09 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 618-18A] Request for a call to Paul F. Healy
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