President Nixon utilized the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to facilitate private communication between the President and his family. No policy matters or significant government business were addressed during this connection.
On March 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 469-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 469-10
Date: March 18, 1971
Time: 6:22 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator
Call to Tricia NixonNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.