President Nixon consulted with the White House operator following a late-evening alert from the clock system in his office. The interaction was brief and administrative in nature, focusing on the mechanical malfunction or alarm trigger that interrupted the President’s work. No policy decisions or substantive political discussions occurred during this exchange.
On April 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 252-23 Date: April 28, 1971 Time: 9:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President [See Conversation No. 42-71]
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