President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This recording functions primarily as a logistical bridge to a separate, substantive conversation involving other parties. No policy matters or significant executive decisions are discussed during this brief exchange.
On October 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:58 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 373-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 373-6 Date: October 24, 1972 Time: 1:58 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 32-17]
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