President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief coordination.
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 11:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 859-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 859-27 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: 11:19 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-149] -34- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Nov.-09)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.