President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Deputy Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. This brief exchange served solely as an administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Department of Justice official. No policy matters or substantive discussions occurred during this connection.
On April 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 2-1 Date: April 19, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:03 pm and 3:04 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 482-17A] Call to Richard G. Kleindienst
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