President Nixon initiated a brief communication through the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The interaction functioned solely as an administrative bridge to facilitate contact with another party. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this short exchange.
On May 22, 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 11:28 am and 11:34 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 438-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 438-28 Date: May 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:34 am Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-139]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.