President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction served a purely administrative function, initiating a telephonic connection for the President from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. No further substantive policy matters or executive decisions were recorded during this brief logistical exchange.
On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:52 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 430-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 430-026 Date: April 25, 1973 Time: 6:52 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 038-148]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.