President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This routine interaction served as a logistical step for the President to initiate formal communication with an external party. No significant policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:20 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 416-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 416-33 Date: March 15, 1973 Time: 9:20 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-115]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.