President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate a communication connection. The exchange appears to be a routine logistical arrangement for the President to initiate a telephone call. No significant policy decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.
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 5:55 pm and 6:08 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 281-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 281-57 Date: October 21, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:55 pm and 6:08 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-52]
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