President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing a connection with a desired party. No further substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this interaction.
On June 17, 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 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 261-13 Date: June 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 2:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-108]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.