President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and the legislative leader. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this operator interaction.
On April 6, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 42-5 Date: April 6, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:20 am and 9:22 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 245-2A] Call to Michael J. (“Mike”) Mansfield
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