President Nixon initiates a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate the activation of the recording system in the Old Executive Office Building. The exchange serves primarily as a technical check to ensure the taping apparatus is functioning properly. No substantive policy matters or political discussions are addressed during this brief equipment verification.
On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 425-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 425-32
Date: April 9, 1973
Time: 12:07 pm
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