President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication with George P. Shultz, who was serving as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate contact with Shultz. No substantive policy discussions or further actions were recorded during this specific administrative exchange.
On August 3, 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 4:12 pm and 4:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 270-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 270-8
Date: August 3, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:12 pm and 4:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to George P. ShultzNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.