President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with the White House operator to clarify the location or status of an unidentified individual. The interaction, characterized by an ambiguous reference to an "arm," serves as a minor administrative inquiry within the President's daily schedule. No substantive policy decisions or political developments resulted from this brief communication.
On May 16, 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 2:46 pm and 2:51 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 437-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 437-8 Date: May 16, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:46 pm and 2:51 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-80] -8- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. August-2011)
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