President Nixon initiates a call to the White House operator to be connected with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct line of communication with the National Security Council staffer. No further substantive discussion occurs during this exchange.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-140 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-140 Date: January 11, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:57 pm and 4:15 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 401-31/402-1B] Request for a call to Col. Richard T. Kennedy
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