President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with a desired party. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this brief technical exchange.
On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 400-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 400-12 Date: January 22, 1973 Time: 4:51 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 36-47] -14- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Jan.-09)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.