President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a logistical purpose, as the President required assistance from the operator to connect with a specific party. No further policy discussions or substantive developments are recorded in this brief administrative exchange.
On November 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 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 297-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 297-8 Date: November 11, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:25 pm and 8:48 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-79]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.