President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to former Speaker of the House John W. McCormack. The exchange served as a brief administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and McCormack. The conversation concluded with the operator confirming she would initiate the call immediately.
On December 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 am and 2:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-49 Date: December 8, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:14 am and 2:15 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 307-11] Request for a call to John W. McCormack
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