President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. This brief administrative interaction serves as the preliminary step to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Governor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 2:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-12 Date: December 24, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:01 pm and 2:06 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 309-11] Request for a call to Nelson A. Rockefeller
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