President Nixon initiates a brief administrative request to the White House operator regarding an incomplete telecommunications connection. He instructs the operator to terminate the current attempt and place a follow-up call. The interaction concludes without further substantive policy discussion.
On May 4, 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 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 251-49 Date: May 4, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President [See Conversation No. 42-85]
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