President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with a White House operator regarding the importance of transparency and truthfulness in ongoing communications. The discussion focused on the necessity of receiving accurate information to support the administration's objectives. No specific policy decisions were recorded during this short interaction.
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 an unknown time between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 254-30 Date: May 31, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:22 pm and 7:23 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-211]
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