President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to be connected with First Lady Pat Nixon. The primary objective of the communication is to establish a direct line for a personal conversation with his wife. No substantive political or administrative matters are addressed during this brief exchange.
On October 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-116 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 11-116 Date: October 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:21 pm and 5:24 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 291-16] Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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