President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief exchange includes informal pleasantries regarding a baseball game and the First Lady's recent public appearance. The primary action item concludes with the operator assisting the President in connecting to his wife.
On October 11, 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 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 287-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 287-24 Date: October 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-44] Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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