President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The conversation serves primarily as a logistical bridge to initiate a subsequent call. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 395-5 Date: January 10, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:26 pm and 3:34 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-121] -4- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Dec.-09)
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