President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical connection point for the President to reach another party. No policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On September 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 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 277-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 277-30 Date: September 15, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:23 pm and 9:30 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-32]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.