President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served administrative purposes, as the President requested assistance in establishing a connection for an unrecorded conversation. The exchange highlights the standard operational procedures for presidential telecommunications during this period.
On November 17, 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 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 293-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 293-35 Date: November 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 15-97]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.