President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator from his office in the Old Executive Office Building. The conversation was functional in nature, serving primarily to facilitate a telephone connection. No substantial policy or political discussions were recorded during this brief 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 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 440-14 Date: May 22, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:44 pm and 4:45 pm Location: Old Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-154] -7- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. July-2011)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.