President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to George P. Shultz, then serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The conversation serves solely as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and Shultz. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief operator-assisted exchange.
On October 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 4:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 13-37 Date: October 29, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:20 pm and 4:10 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 302-18A] Request for a call to George P. Shultz 27 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
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