President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with an individual identified as Mr. Laurent. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to initiate a separate, substantive conversation between the President and the requested party. No policy matters or further developments were addressed during this short administrative interaction.
On September 10, 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 3:51 pm and 3:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 276-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 276-5 Date: September 10, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:51 pm and 3:53 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 8-83]
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