President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief interaction focused on connecting the President to a specific party, serving as a standard administrative function of the White House switchboard. No substantive policy discussions or political developments were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
On April 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:49 am to 8:54 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 428-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 428-18 Date: April 14, 1973 Time: 8:49 pm - 8:54 am Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 38-18]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.