President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to connect the President with an external party. No substantive policy matters or major political developments were recorded during this short connection.
On April 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:04 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 903-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 903-15 Date: April 20, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:02 pm and 12:04 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 38-130] -16- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. April-2011) Conversation No. 903-15
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.