President Nixon directs the White House operator to place a telephone call to Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. This brief administrative interaction serves as the initiation of a communication between the President and his top law enforcement official. The conversation is limited to this specific request for connectivity.
On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 45-1 Date: April 26, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:11 pm and 12:16 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 905-13] Request for telephone call -Richard G. Kleindienst
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