President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This communication served to establish a connection to another party, consistent with standard White House telecommunications procedures. No substantive policy matters or official business discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 611-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 611-19 Date: November 2, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 12:47 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 13-66]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.