President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Congressman Leslie C. Arends. The brief exchange serves as a procedural request to facilitate communication between the President and the Congressman. No substantive policy discussions occur during this initial connection phase.
On May 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:47 pm and 2:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-086 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 003-086 Date: May 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:47 pm and 2:08 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 502-016] Call to Leslie C. Arends
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