President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a purely administrative function to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or decision-making discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 254-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 254-6 Date: May 31, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:21 pm and 2:25 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 3-192]
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