President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The conversation primarily served to initiate communication with an unnamed third party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On January 19, 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 11:26 am and 11:52 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 397-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 397-10 Date: January 19, 1973 Time: Unknown between 11:26 am and 11:52 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 36-3]
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