President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The exchange is purely procedural and serves to initiate communication with an external party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief 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 252-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 252-40 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President [See Conversation No. 42-96]
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