President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to the White House operator to be connected with First Lady Pat Nixon. This administrative exchange serves solely as a request to facilitate private communication with his wife. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions are addressed during this short interaction.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-080 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-80 Date: January 23, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 1:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 404-14] -Request for a telephone call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
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