President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served the purely administrative purpose of connecting the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 401-6 Date: January 9, 1973 Time: 2:39 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-110]
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