President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with an unidentified individual. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate an outgoing call from the Oval Office. No further details regarding the substance of the intended conversation were recorded.
On December 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 10:04 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 633-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 633-005
Date: December 9, 1971
Time: 10:04 am
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to an unknown personNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.