President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and the Attorney General regarding administrative or legal matters. No further policy discussions or substantive decisions were captured during this initial exchange.
On April 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-044 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 38-44
Date: April 15, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:44 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Telephone call to Richard G. Kleindienst
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