President Nixon spoke briefly with a White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served as a standard administrative step to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:48 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 919-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 919-8 Date: May 16, 1973 Time: 9:48 am Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 46-74]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.