President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with another party, as indicated by the reference to a subsequent conversation. No substantive policy matters or political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 432-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 432-20 Date: May 2, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:24 pm and 2:28 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-147]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.