Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-109

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Friday, April 16, 1971 · 10:56 PM–11:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation001-109 on Tape 1 (tape position 03:48:25–03:48:34)StartFriday, April 16, 1971 at 10:56 PMEndFriday, April 16, 1971 at 11:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 001-109 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 408403917 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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Position in tape: 03:48:25 – 03:48:34

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NARA Description

On April 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-109 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 1-109

Date: April 16, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

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Ziegler, please.
He's out at the Sherm Hotel.
Thank you, sir.
Yes, please.

Also recorded on April 16, 1971

  • 001-107 10:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:45 pm.
  • 001-108 10:45 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 10:45 pm to 10:56 pm.
  • 001-110 10:56 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-111 10:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:56 pm and 11:01 pm.
  • 001-112 11:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:01 pm to 11:03 pm.
  • 001-113 11:04 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:04 pm.
  • 001-114 11:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:09 pm.
  • 001-115 11:09 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 001-109, April 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 408403917). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-109 (accessed November 4, 2026).