President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange served as a logistical step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On May 21, 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 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 439-25 Date: May 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:25 pm and 5:28 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-131]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.