President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This routine contact served the logistical purpose of managing the President's communications during his morning schedule. No substantive policy matters or major developments occurred during this brief 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 620-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 620-6 Date: November 17, 1971 Time: Unknown between 9:59 am and 10:05 am Location: Oval Office The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 14-150]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.