President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing telephone call. This brief interaction served as a routine administrative step to bridge the President to an external party. No policy discussions or significant substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:32 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 862-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 862-12 Date: February 23, 1973 Time: Between 12:31 pm and 12:32 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 43-181]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.