President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The President explicitly requested that the operator avoid interrupting Shultz if he was currently at lunch, reflecting a desire to minimize disruption to the Secretary's schedule. This routine administrative request served as a preparatory step for an impending discussion between the President and his Treasury Secretary.
On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 40-69 Date: June 13, 1973 Time: 1:39 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 445-8] Request for telephone call -George P. Shultz
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