President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation consisted solely of this administrative request to initiate contact. This brief exchange served as a precursor to a substantive discussion between the President and the Secretary.
On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 46-52 Date: May 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 918-26] Telephone call to George P. Shultz -31- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. January-2011)
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