President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact Leonard Garment and request his immediate presence at the Oval Office. This brief directive served as a scheduling order to facilitate a high-level consultation with one of his legal counsels. The conversation reflects the administrative process Nixon utilized to manage his inner circle during a period of heightened internal pressure.
On April 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-112 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 44-112 Date: April 9, 1973 Time: 2:39 pm Page | 82 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 425-44A] Request for Leonard Garment
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