Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 5 › Conversation 005-036
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Sunday, June 13, 1971 · 8:36 AM–9:56 AM ET · White House Telephone ·7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his primary spokesperson. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:56 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-36
Date: June 13, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:36 am and 9:56 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on June 13, 1971
- 256-031 8:10 AM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Manolo Sanchez, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, Carol (Crothers) Finch, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 12:42 pm.
- 005-032 8:35 AM · 58 sec — the White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at 8:35 am.
- 005-033 8:36 AM · 32 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Ann Davis talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:56 am.
- 005-034 8:36 AM · 1 min — Julie Nixon Eisenhower, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:56 am.
- 005-035 8:36 AM · 27 sec — unknown person(s) and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 am and 9:56 am.
- 005-037 9:56 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:56 am to 10:03 am.
- 005-038 10:04 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:04 am.
- 005-039 10:05 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 am to 10:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-036, June 13, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).