President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine communication exchange serves as a logistical precursor to further executive outreach. No substantive policy matters or major decisions are recorded during this brief technical coordination.
On November 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:45 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 621-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 621-17 Date: November 20, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:37 am and 8:45 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-57]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.