President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the White House operator from the Oval Office to facilitate an outgoing communication. This interaction served an administrative purpose, likely intended to connect the President with another party for official business. No substantive policy discussions occurred, as the exchange was limited to the technical coordination of a telephone call.
On July 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:06 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 948-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 948-15 Date: July 11, 1973 Time: 5:06 pm Location: Oval Office The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 41-62]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.