President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct connection to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to initiate communication with a key member of his staff. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief telephonic interaction.
On June 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 4-59 Date: June 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 2:57 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 255-46] Call to Rose Mary Woods
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