President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This exchange served solely as an administrative bridge to connect the President to an external party. No substantive policy discussions or executive decisions occurred during this brief interval.
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 880-21 Date: March 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 5:31 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-121] 53- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. June-10)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.