President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled interaction with a White House operator in his Old Executive Office Building workspace. The primary purpose of the contact was to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. No substantial policy matters were addressed during this minute-long 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 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 440-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 440-4
Date: May 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:45 pm
Location: Old Executive Office Building
The President talked with the White House operator.
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Conversation No. 440-4 (cont’d)
[See Conversation No. 46-146]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.