President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief communication served as an administrative bridge to facilitate a subsequent conversation between the President and Woods. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 12-39 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: 1:57 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 281-36] Request for call to Rose Mary Woods
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