Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-070
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, June 4, 1973 · 1:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as an administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication with his primary spokesperson. No substantive policy matters are discussed, as the call functions solely to establish a phone link.
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NARA Description
On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 39-70
Date: June 4, 1973
Time: 1:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 442-20]
Request for telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on June 4, 1973
- 039-067 1:23 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:23 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 039-068 1:25 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:26 pm.
- 442-018 1:25 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:26 pm.
- 039-069 1:26 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 442-019 1:26 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:27 pm.
- 039-071 1:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:29 pm to 1:36 pm.
- 442-020 1:29 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:29 pm.
- 442-021 1:29 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:29 pm to 1:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 039-070, June 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-070 (accessed October 1, 2026).