President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to request assistance with placing an external telephone call. The exchange served primarily as a functional administrative request to facilitate communication with another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were addressed during this interaction.
On March 19, 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 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 420-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 420-15 Date: March 19, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm. Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-153]
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