President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Senate Majority Leader Michael J. Mansfield. This brief administrative interaction serves as the initiation of communication between the President and the Senate leader. No further discussion occurs during this segment of the recording.
On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-19 Date: February 3, 1973 Time: 12:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 840-14] Request for a call to Michael J. Mansfield
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