President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served as a logistical necessity for the President to connect with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this connection process.
On November 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 622-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 622-4 Date: November 22, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 4:15 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 15-99]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.