President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to an unidentified individual. This brief interaction served as a logistical coordination effort to initiate communication with the requested party. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 275-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 275-27
Date: September 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:49 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
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.