President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This recording captures only the preliminary logistical exchange between the President and the switchboard staff. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief communication.
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-046 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 258-46 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: 3:19 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-146]
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