President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding an unspecified incoming call. The brief exchange identifies the nature of the communication as relating to an ongoing crisis or development in Asia. No further substantive actions or strategic decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 5, 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 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 252-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 252-39 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 42-95]
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