President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy matters or major developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On November 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:55 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 294-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 294-10 Date: November 18, 1971 Time: 10:55 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-28]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.