President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served as a formal bridge to facilitate a private communication between the President and his wife. No substantive policy discussions or administrative actions occurred during this connection process.
On July 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-096 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-96 Date: July 2, 1971 Time: 4:26 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 260-11] Call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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