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Conversation 045-082

TapeTape 45StartTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:16 PMEndTuesday, May 1, 1973 at 1:16 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone
AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a follow-up call to Gerald R. Ford. The President anticipated that Ford would appreciate the gesture, even if the call interrupted his meal. This brief administrative interaction served to facilitate direct communication between Nixon and the future President.

Gerald R. FordWhite House operationsPresidential communications
AudioNARA Description

On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-82

Date: May 1, 1973
Time: 1:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -Gerald R. Ford
                 -Ford’s appreciation of President’s telephone call
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when Ford plays.
He's probably eating, but he'll like getting the call.
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