President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This exchange serves as a standard logistical bridge for the President to connect with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief request for telephone assistance.
On October 5, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 585-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 585-12 Date: October 5, 1971 Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:18 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-45]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.