President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call. The sole purpose of this interaction was to reach Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The President’s primary objective was to establish communication with his staff for immediate administrative or press-related coordination.
On October 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 8:30 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 288-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 288-5 Date: October 12, 1971 Time: 8:30 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-48] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.