President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to an external line to address a personal administrative matter. The sole objective of the brief interaction was to facilitate a phone call regarding a water bill payment. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this 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 2:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 283-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 283-043 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: 2:50 pm Location: Executive Office Building Page | 42 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-85]
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