President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative request to connect the President with an external party. No significant policy discussions or substantive decisions occur during this brief exchange.
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 639-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 639-002 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 16-106]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.