President Nixon spoke with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic communication. This brief interaction served as a technical intermediary step to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this connection request.
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 433-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 433-36
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:44 pm and 5:53 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
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The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 45-100]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.