President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step for the President to initiate further communication. No substantive policy discussions or complex decision-making occurred during this short exchange.
On March 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:39 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 885-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 885-2 Date: March 20, 1973 Time: 5:39 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 37-171]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.