President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection. The brief exchange focused exclusively on the mechanics of establishing a phone call. No substantive policy matters or significant executive decisions were addressed during this interaction.
On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 248-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 248-17 Date: April 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-39]
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