President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary procedural step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Secretary of State. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-65 Date: February 13, 1973 Time: Unknown between 11:47 am and 12:55 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 854-32A] Request for a call to William P. Rogers -35- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Aug.-08)
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