President Nixon consults with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The interaction is purely administrative, serving as the logistical precursor to a subsequent, substantive call. No policy matters or significant decisions are addressed during this brief exchange.
On September 9, 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 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 278-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 278-8 Date: September 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:39 pm and 1:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 8-68]
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