President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. This brief interaction served the administrative purpose of establishing communication for the President's scheduled business. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 6, 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 10:10 am and 10:27 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 283-019 Date: October 6, 1971 Page | 23 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:27 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-71]
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