President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with a specific party via the White House switchboard. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this technical exchange.
On June 21, 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 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 447-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 447-35 Date: June 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:12 pm and 5:18 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 41-27]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.