President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Charles Colson. This interaction serves as a functional administrative step to facilitate a direct communication between the President and a key aide. The conversation reflects the routine procedural efforts taken by the President to coordinate staff consultations.
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 8:46 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 833-3 Date: January 4, 1973 Time: Unknown between 8:35 am and 8:46 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-79]
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