President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Major General James D. Hughes. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation of a direct communication line between the President and his military aide. The conversation concluded immediately after the operator acknowledged the request.
On September 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 008-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 8-32 Date: September 7, 1971 Time: 5:09 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 275-18] Request for call to Maj. Gen. James D. (“Don”) Hughes
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