President Nixon directs the White House operator to place individual telephone calls to Representative Wilbur D. Mills and Representative John W. Byrnes. Additionally, he requests a call to Kenneth R. Cole Jr., noting that Cole is currently hospitalized. These instructions facilitate the President's outreach to key legislative figures and a White House staffer.
On June 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:33 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-155 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 5-155 Date: June 24, 1971 Time: 10:33 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 528-5] Calls to Wilbur D. Mills, John W. Byrnes and Kenneth R. Cole Jr.
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