President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing call to William B. Macomber, Jr., the Assistant Secretary of State. The exchange serves as a procedural request to facilitate communication between the President and the State Department official. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 42-84 Date: May 4, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:11 pm and 1:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 251-48A] Call to William B. Macomber, Jr.
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