President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a phone call to an individual identified as 'Tiger Tap.' The brief exchange serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct line of communication for the President. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this short interaction.
On April 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 487-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 487-16 Date: April 23, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:04 pm and 1:11 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator at an unknown time between 1:04 and 1:11 pm. [See Conversation No. 2-34]
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