President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with an outside party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On October 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 601-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 601-29 Date: October 25, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:17 pm and 12:20 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 12-110]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.