President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to Mrs. Leonard Johnson. This interaction serves as a routine administrative step for the President to facilitate personal or official communication. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are recorded during this brief exchange.
On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:37 am and 8:47 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 854-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 854-5 Date: February 13, 1973 Time: Unknown between 8:37 am and 8:47 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-59]
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