President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator to facilitate a connection to another party. The recording captures only the logistical coordination required to place an outbound call. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were discussed during this interaction.
On March 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:33 pm to 5:34 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 880-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 880-23 Date: March 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:33 pm and 5:34 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-123]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.