President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator while located in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to facilitate an additional communication, as indicated by the subsequent reference to a related conversation. No substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief operational exchange.
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:23 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 260-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 260-9 Date: July 2, 1971 Time: 4:23 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 6-94]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.