President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a sidebar call. The brief exchange serves as a procedural step to connect the President with a specific individual for a private conversation. No substantive policy matters or further developments were captured in this recording.
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 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-039 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 283-039 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 2:09 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-83]
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