President Nixon spoke briefly with a White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This interaction served purely as an administrative step to initiate an outgoing call. No substantive policy discussions or significant decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On May 10, 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 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 435-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 435-5 Date: May 10, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-186] -4- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. October-2012)
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