President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Donald H. Rumsfeld. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step for the President to establish communication with his advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief request.
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 012-002 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:00 pm and 3:06 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 282-11] Request for call to Donald H. Rumsfeld
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