President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to Dr. Arthur Burns. This brief exchange serves strictly as a procedural instruction to facilitate communication between the President and the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. No substantive policy discussions or further actions occurred during this brief interaction.
On April 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 476-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 476-18 Date: April 9, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:47 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator [See Conversation No. 1-60]
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