President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The conversation was brief and administrative in nature, focusing on the operator's difficulty in reading a specific request or number provided by the President. No substantive policy matters were addressed as the interaction remained limited to routine telecommunications support.
On February 6, 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 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 409-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 409-12 Date: February 6, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:57 pm and 2:47 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-31]
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