President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Senator J. Caleb Boggs of Delaware. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to initiate direct communication between the President and the Senator. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On August 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:08 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 7-52 Date: August 2, 1971 Time: 1:08 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 553-6K] Requested a call to J. Caleb Boggs
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