President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The conversation serves solely as an administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-054 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 012-054 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:24 pm and 6:36 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 281-60] Request for call to Rose Mary Woods
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