President Nixon held a brief session with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication. This interaction served an administrative purpose, likely connecting the President to an external party or official. No further record of the specific discussion content exists, as the call served primarily as an operational bridge for executive scheduling or correspondence.
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 5:42 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-50 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: 5:42 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-49]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.