President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange focused on establishing telephonic communication, serving as a procedural step in the President's administrative workflow. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this short connection.
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 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 406-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 406-41 Date: January 30, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:15 pm and 9:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 36-131]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.