President Nixon initiates a brief, informal communication with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical check of the telecommunications system. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions occur during this short recorded interaction.
On June 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:55 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 258-17 Date: June 14, 1971 Time: 7:55 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-77]
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