President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Paul Martin, a journalist affiliated with U.S. News and World Report. The brief exchange served solely to facilitate this communication request. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this interaction.
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 8:53 am and 9:03 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 833-8 Date: January 4, 1973 Time: Unknown between 8:53 am and 9:03 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 35-83]
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