President Nixon held a brief, routine communication with the White House operator while in the Oval Office. The interaction served to facilitate administrative connectivity, as the President utilized the operator to initiate or manage telephonic communications. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 917-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 917-23
Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:03 pm
Location: Oval Office
The President talked with the White House operator.
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Conversation No. 917-23 (cont'd)
[See Conversation No. 46-26]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.