President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Hobart D. Lewis, the president and editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest, at his office in New York. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to facilitate contact between the President and the media executive. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief request for operator assistance.
On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:33 pm and 8:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-85
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 8:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Hobart D. (“Hobe”) LewisThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.