President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This interaction serves as a functional bridge to connect the President with another party for communication purposes. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were addressed during this short exchange.
On June 6, 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 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 443-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 443-1 Date: June 6, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 39-103]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.