President Nixon contacted the White House operator to arrange a birthday call for H. Walter Riland, the father of Dr. W. Kenneth Riland. The President provided the recipient's specific contact information in Scarsdale, New York, to facilitate the connection. This brief administrative interaction served as a personal outreach effort by the President.
On February 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 12:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-056 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-56 Date: February 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 12:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 320-8] Request for a call to H. Walter Riland -Dr. W. Kenneth Riland
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