President Nixon interacts with a White House operator in a brief administrative exchange. The conversation serves as a functional request to place an outgoing telephone call. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments are captured in this brief logistical encounter.
On May 23, 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 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 439-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 439-34 Date: May 23, 1973 Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 1:19 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-169]
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