President Nixon interacts with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief exchange serves as the logistical precursor to a subsequent, separate conversation. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occur during this brief technical interaction.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:16 pm and 12:26 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 285-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 285-017 Date: October 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:16 pm and 12:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with White House operator. [See Conversation No. 10-126] Page | 26 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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