President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to establish a line for a subsequent conversation. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this exchange.
On April 15, 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 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 249-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 249-17 Date: April 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:05 pm and 4:31 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-47]
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