President Nixon initiated a brief administrative request to the White House operator to be connected with Mrs. Nell Yates. This brief exchange served solely as an operational directive to facilitate a telephone call to an outside party. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed 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 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 284-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 284-18 Date: October 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:00 pm and 8:39 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-102]
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