President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as a standard request to initiate communication between the President and a key member of his staff. No further substantive discussion occurred during this exchange.
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 1:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 26-11
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:03 and 1:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.