President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a logistical step in the President's administrative communications. No further details regarding the substance of the requested connection or specific policy discussions are documented.
On January 21, 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 5:00 pm and 5:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 402-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 402-6 Date: January 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:02 pm and 5:22 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 36-34]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.