President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator to reach John Ehrlichman. The interaction serves as a functional bridge to facilitate a subsequent, more substantive discussion between the President and his domestic policy advisor. No significant policy decisions were reached during this short connection.
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 310-9 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: 2:45 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-113]
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