President Nixon instructed the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to former President Lyndon B. Johnson. This brief exchange served as an administrative request to establish direct communication with the former administration. No further policy discussions or significant developments were captured during this short transmission.
On January 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:41 pm and 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-066 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-66 Date: January 2, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:41 pm and 4:46 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 830-6A] Request for a call to Lyndon B. Johnson
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