President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request for the White House operator to connect him with First Lady Pat Nixon. The call serves as a routine administrative task to establish communication with his wife. No substantive political or policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On October 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 012-005 Date: October 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:39 pm and 3:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 282-14C] Request for call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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