President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to California Governor Ronald Reagan. This brief exchange served as the administrative request to initiate communication with the Governor on Christmas Eve. No further substantive discussion took place during this specific telephone connection.
On December 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 2:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-14 Date: December 24, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 2:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 309-13] Request for a call to Ronald W. Reagan
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