President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Kenneth R. Cole, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and a member of his domestic policy staff. No policy matters or substantive political issues were discussed during this request.
On April 27, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-047 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-47 Date: April 27, 1971 Time: 5:13 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 488-24A] Call to Kenneth R. Cole, Jr.
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