Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-057

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

Monday, January 22, 1973 · 7:26 PM–7:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-057 on Tape 36StartMonday, January 22, 1973 at 7:26 PMEndMonday, January 22, 1973 at 7:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-057 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417194557 ↗

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NARA Description

On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-57

Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:26 pm and 7:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 36-58 (cont’d)

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Ms. Ziegler?
Yes, Mr. President.

Also recorded on January 22, 1973

  • 036-055 7:14 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:20 pm.
  • 036-056 7:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:26 pm.
  • 036-058 7:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:29 pm to 7:31 pm.
  • 036-059 7:38 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 7:38 pm to 7:40 pm.
  • 398-016 7:56 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:56 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 398-017 7:56 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:56 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 036-060 8:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:05 pm.
  • 402-012 8:22 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 8:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-057, January 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417194557). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-057 (accessed October 29, 2026).