President Nixon interacted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 596-10 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:30 pm and 12:31 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-125]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.