President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him with Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns. The operator informed the President that Burns was currently at lunch and that messages were being relayed to him to return the call. Nixon acknowledged this update and prepared to wait for the chairman to reach out.
On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-061 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 1-61 Date: April 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 476-21] Call to Arthur F. Burns The operator placed the call on hold at an unknown time. [No conversation] Burns’ location
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