President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to reach John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to facilitate an urgent communication between the President and his Assistant for Domestic Affairs. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief operator connection.
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-3 Date: November 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:00 pm and 5:23 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 293-14] Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
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