President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to William E. Timmons, then serving as the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. This brief exchange serves strictly as an administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the President and his congressional liaison. No further policy discussions or substantive matters occur during this connection.
On February 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-218 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-218 Date: February 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:34 pm and 4:35 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 410-24] Request for a call to William E. Timmons -51- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Aug.-08)
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