President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The exchange serves solely as a logistical request to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief interaction.
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 11:10 am and 11:36 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 283-027 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:10 am and 11:36 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-75] Page | 29 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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