President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Paul W. Keyes. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate communication with the intended party. No further substantive policy matters or strategic developments were addressed during the exchange.
On October 19, 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 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 292-35 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 6:34 pm and 6:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-151] Request for a call to Paul W. Keyes
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.