President Nixon requested that the White House operator place a telephone call to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. This brief exchange served as a procedural request to facilitate communication between the President and his chief law enforcement officer. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific interaction.
On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:01 pm and 3:14 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 430-011
Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:01 pm and 3:14 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
[This also may be Conversation No. 138-144]
Telephone call to Richard G. KleindienstThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.