President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Congressman Wilbur D. Mills. The conversation served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the influential Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. No further policy discussion occurred during this brief administrative exchange.
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-071 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-71 Date: December 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:55 am and 2:38 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 634-2] Requested a call to Wilbur D. Mills
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