Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 1:35 PM–3:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
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On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-98
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 34-98 (cont’d)
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 382-8]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 16, 1972
- 034-097 12:11 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 382-003 12:45 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 382-004 1:26 PM · 30 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 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 382-005 1:26 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:35 pm.
- 382-006 1:35 PM · 13 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-007 1:35 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-008 1:35 PM · 9 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-099 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:28 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-098, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841800). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-098 (accessed November 9, 2026).