An unknown individual attempted to reach the White House via the operator, but the call remained incomplete. No substantive information was exchanged as the connection failed before any discussion could take place. Consequently, no policy decisions or developments occurred during this brief interaction.
On December 21, 1971, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:35 pm and 11:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-132 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-132
Date: December 21, 1971
Time:
Location: White House Telephone
An unknown person signaled the White House operator.
Call was not completedNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.