President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with a White House operator to facilitate telephonic communication. The conversation served as a functional bridge to connect the President with other parties, as indicated by the presence of subsequent sub-segments in the recording log. No policy discussions occurred, as the exchange was limited to operator-assisted call processing.
On February 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:19 pm and 12:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 855-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 855-17
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Conversation No. 855-17 (cont’d)
Date: February 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:19 pm and 12:23 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 43-74]
[Conversation No. 855-17A]
[See Conversation No. 43-75]
[Conversation No. 855-17B]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.