President Nixon held a brief exchange with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing connection. The interaction served as a functional administrative request to initiate a phone call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief communication.
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:55 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 617-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 617-020 Date: November 15, 1971 Time: 5:55 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-107]
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