President Nixon initiated a request to the White House operator to place an urgent call to Director of Central Intelligence Richard M. Helms. This brief exchange served solely as a logistical coordination to establish direct communication with the head of the CIA. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this administrative connection.
On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:23 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-060 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 15-60 Date: November 20, 1971 Time: 10:23 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 621-18D] Request for a call to Richard M. Helms
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