President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction serves as a routine administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or policy decisions occur during this brief exchange.
On March 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 417-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 417-4 Date: March 5, 1973 Time: 3:26 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-52]
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