President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a call from the Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On January 30, 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 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 406-24
Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:45 pm and 6:50 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator [?].
CallNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.