President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical necessity to connect the President with a third party. No substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this exchange.
On November 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:05 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 620-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 620-4 Date: November 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:05 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 14-149]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.