President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to George P. Shultz. The primary purpose of this brief communication was to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This interaction reflects the routine administrative process used by the President to initiate high-level consultations.
On June 30, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-064 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 6-64
Date: June 30, 1971
Time: 7:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to George P. ShultzNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.