President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Edward Kiernan, the president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of New York. The President provided the contact's professional affiliation to assist the operator in locating the correct number. This brief interaction served solely as an administrative request to facilitate direct communication between the President and the police union leader.
On May 26, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 505-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 505-9 Date: May 26, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:26 pm and 1:30 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 3-128]
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