An unknown individual attempted to place a telephone call through the White House operator. The connection failed immediately, resulting in an aborted interaction. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.
On April 12, 1973, unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-164 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 044-164
Date: April 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:23 pm and 2:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Unknown person talked with the White House operator.
Aborted telephone callNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.