President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The primary purpose of this interaction was to place a call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On December 26, 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 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 310-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 310-35 Date: December 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 1:43 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 17-103] Request for a call to William P. Rogers
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.