President Nixon requested assistance from the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call. The interaction functioned as a routine administrative task to facilitate the President's communication needs during his time in the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 261-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 261-5 Date: June 15, 1971 Time: 6:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 5-82]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.