President Nixon interacts with the White House operator in the Executive Office Building to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves as a brief logistical transition, serving the mechanical purpose of bridging the President to a subsequent party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this short interface.
On September 22, 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 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 279-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 279-50 Date: September 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 7:04 pm and 7:06 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 9-136]
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