President Nixon consulted with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone communication. This brief interaction served as a standard administrative request to connect the President with a specific party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 15, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 918-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 918-26 Date: May 15, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:24 pm and 1:00 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-52]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.