President Nixon held a brief, non-substantive interaction with a White House operator in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange served primarily as a functional administrative check to facilitate telephonic communications. No policy matters or significant decisions were addressed during this brief encounter.
On April 20, 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 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 251-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 251-52 Date: April 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:38 pm and 2:39 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-59]
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