President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to John Dean. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to connect the President with his White House Counsel. No further substantive discussion or decision-making occurred during this exchange.
On April 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:18 am and 9:19 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 898-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 898-1 Date: April 17, 1973 Time: Unknown between 9:18 am and 9:19 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 38-83]
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