Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 38 › Conversation 038-067
Nixon phone call with Ziegler on White House administration
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 3:25 PM–3:26 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler held a brief telephone conversation to inquire about the status of an undisclosed, pending matter. Ziegler informed the President that he was currently in transit and would arrive at his location within five minutes to provide a briefing. The exchange served primarily as a logistical check-in to coordinate a forthcoming update on an ongoing issue.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-67
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: 3:25 pm - 3:26 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler
[See also Conversation No. 427-5]
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Ziegler’s scheduleAlso recorded on April 16, 1973
- 038-066 3:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 427-003 3:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 427-004 3:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 427-005 3:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 427-006 3:27 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 4:04 pm.
- 038-068 4:04 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:04 pm.
- 038-069 4:04 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:05 pm.
- 427-007 4:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-067, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-067 (accessed September 18, 2026).