President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to manage a pending communication with an unidentified individual. The President confirmed the recipient's current status and indicated that a return call should be placed once the individual arrived at their destination. No significant policy decisions were reached, as the brief exchange focused solely on logistics for reaching a specific party.
On May 31, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 254-18 Date: May 31, 1971 Time: 6:20 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-202]
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