President Nixon initiates a brief interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange serves as a functional administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief communication.
On July 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 263-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 263-11 Date: July 20, 1971 Time: 6:19 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 6-161]
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