Conversation 035-142

TapeTape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 4:35 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 5:02 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Claude S. Brinegar. The primary purpose of the communication was to connect with Brinegar, who was serving as the Secretary of Transportation-designate at the time. This exchange served as a logistical step in the President’s administrative coordination during the transition period.

Claude S. BrinegarDepartment of TransportationWhite House operationsPresidential communications

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NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-142 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-142

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 5:02 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 401-31/402-1D]

       Request for a call to Claude S. Brinegar
            -Brinegar’s identity
                   -Secretary of Transportation-designate
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Please, the new Secretary of Transportation.

Thank you, sir.

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