President Nixon requested that the White House operator obtain a contact number for an unnamed individual at CBS. The brief interaction focused on facilitating communication with the news network for an unspecified purpose. No further substantive details regarding the identity of the contact or the nature of the inquiry were recorded during the exchange.
On December 31, 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 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 311-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 311-3 Date: December 31, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:11 pm and 9:13 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 17-117]
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