President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a call to Lewis F. Powell, Jr. following the Senate's confirmation of Powell as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The President intended to personally congratulate the new justice on his appointment. This conversation serves as a brief logistical step in the administration's outreach to key judicial appointees.
On December 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 6:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-26 Date: December 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 6:44 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 630-22A] Peter M. Flanigan Request for a call to Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
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