President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion was limited to logistical coordination for establishing a connection to another party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 577-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 577-7 Date: September 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 1:30 pm and 1:40 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 9-96]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.