Conversation 281-020

TapeTape 281StartThursday, October 21, 1971 at 10:30 AMEndThursday, October 21, 1971 at 10:51 AMTape start time01:36:48Tape end time01:36:54ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to facilitate an external telephone connection. This interaction serves as a routine administrative request to reach a specific, unnamed party. The conversation concludes with the operator proceeding to connect the President to the desired individual.

White House operationsTelecommunicationsPresidential schedulingAdministrative support

On October 21, 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 10:30 am and 10:51 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 281-20

Date: October 21, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:51 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 12-31]

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.