President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call to an unidentified individual. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination for the President to initiate private communication. No further substantive details regarding the nature or objective of the intended conversation were captured on the recording.
On September 8, 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 1:28 pm and 1:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 274-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 274-33
Date: September 8, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:28 pm and 1:34 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The White House operator talked with the President.
Request for a call to an unknown personNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.