President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a routine administrative step to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:31 am and 10:43 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 909-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 909-19 Date: May 2, 1973 Time: Unknown between 10:31 am and 10:43 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 45-138]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.