President Nixon contacted the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The primary purpose of this brief interaction was to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. No other policy matters or administrative developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 15, 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 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 273-31
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:26 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Julie Nixon EisenhowerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.