President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Crosby S. Noyes, a journalist with the Washington Star. This brief communication serves solely as an administrative request to facilitate direct contact with the press. No substantive policy discussions or further actions are recorded during this exchange.
On May 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 42-98 Date: May 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:16 pm and 3:00 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 252-42] Call to Crosby S. Noyes -Washington Star
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