President Nixon directs the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator John C. Stennis. This administrative contact initiates a communication sequence between the President and the Senator regarding official business. The interaction serves as the preliminary step for the subsequent recorded discussion between the two men.
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-151 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-151 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 860-1] -87- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Aug.-08) Conversation No. 43-151 (cont’d) Request for a call to John C. Stennis
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