President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The conversation is procedural, serving as a gateway for the President to connect with another party. No substantive policy discussions occur during this brief interaction.
On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 10:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 403-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 403-11 Date: January 31, 1973 Time: 10:00 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation 43-1]
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