President Nixon utilized the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a key staff member during late-night deliberations. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On August 2, 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 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 269-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 269-7
Date: August 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:02 pm and 10:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to John D. EhrlichmanNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.