President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a White House operator. The primary purpose of the exchange was to facilitate a telephone connection. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were documented during this short communication.
On September 7, 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 5:09 pm and 5:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 275-19 Date: September 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:09 pm and 5:11 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 8-33] 27 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
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