President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The purpose of this short interaction was to facilitate an outgoing call or request administrative assistance. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief technical exchange.
On June 7, 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 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 255-46 Date: June 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 4-59]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.