President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation was purely administrative in nature, serving as a brief request to initiate communication with the Treasury Secretary. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-146 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-146 Date: January 11, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:11 pm and 5:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 401-31/402-1H] Request for a call to George P. Shultz -122- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Oct.-07)
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