President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This exchange served a routine operational purpose to connect the President with a desired party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief communication.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:53 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 596-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 596-14 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: 12:53 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 11-130]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.