President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The interaction served as a routine logistical step for the President to initiate formal communication. No substantive policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 1, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 433-042 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 433-42 Date: May 1, 1973 Time: 6:32 pm Location: Executive Office Building The White House operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 45-105]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.