President Nixon consulted with a White House operator regarding the placement of an outgoing telephone call. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection to a specific party, serving as a routine administrative coordination of presidential communications. No broader policy or political matters were addressed during this brief operational interaction.
On May 1, 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 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 433-34 Date: May 1, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-99]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.