President Nixon instructed the White House operator regarding telephone call management protocols following his address to the nation. This brief logistical exchange served to organize incoming communications as the administration prepared for subsequent discussions with key political figures. By managing these lines of communication, the President sought to effectively oversee the immediate implementation and reaction to his newly announced economic initiatives.
On August 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 007-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 7-119
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 9:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Instructions on telephone calls
Conversation No.7-120
Date: August 15, 1971
Time: 9:39 pm - 9:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Gerald R. Ford talked with the President.
Wage-price freeze speech
-Ford's reaction
-Wilbur D. Mills
-Tax package
-Spending cutback
-Foreign aid
-International economics
-Gold conversion
-Wage-price dividend controls
-Possible public reaction
-Ninety days
-Wage-price board
-International competition
-Duties
-Timing
-Wage-price freeze
-Congressional action
-Dollar conversion
-Special Drawing Rights [SDR]
-Arthur F. Burns
-Germany and Japan
-France and Great Britain
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Wage-price freeze speech
-Countries
-Robert P. Griffin’s reelection
-Claim credit
Congratulations
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