President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to initiate contact with another party. No substantive policy discussions or complex decision-making occurred during this short telephonic connection.
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 12:59 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 884-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 884-10 Date: March 20, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:56 pm and 12:59 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-165]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.