President Nixon instructed the White House operator to cease the recording process during a brief encounter in the Old Executive Office Building. This interaction served solely as a procedural directive to deactivate the taping equipment. No substantive political or administrative matters were addressed during this exchange.
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:17 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 411-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 411-5 Date: February 20, 1973 Time: 3:17 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-119]
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