Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 26 › Conversation 026-014

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Jim Konstanty and Baseball

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 1:36 PM–1:37 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation026-014 onTape 26 (tape position 00:14:33–00:14:57)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 1:36 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 1:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler to verify the spelling of former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Konstanty's name. This inquiry was part of the President’s ongoing effort to compile a personal list of baseball greats. Ziegler was tasked with double-checking the spelling to ensure accuracy for the President's records.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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15:06uh ron yes sir uh you uh jim constanti you remember him do you spell his name with a c or k remember the great philadelphia phillys pitcher won 20 games one year the year that's right i think with a c but i want to double you better check that let me double check that right hello

NARA Description

On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-14

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: 1:36-1:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See Conversation No. 743-6E]

     The President’s baseball greats list
          -Jim Konstanty
               -Spelling

Also recorded on June 27, 1972

  • 026-011 12:03 PM · 18 sec — 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.
  • 026-012 12:03 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 1:36 pm.
  • 026-013 12:03 PM · 6 sec — 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.
  • 743-007 1:55 PM — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:55 pm to 2:36 pm.
  • 026-015 2:36 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 344-027 2:36 PM · 2 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 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 344-028 2:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 344-029 2:36 PM · 1 min — 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 2:36 pm and 3:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-014, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).