Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-096

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 · 7:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-096 on Tape 5 (tape position 02:51:48–02:51:57)StartWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 7:47 PMEndWednesday, June 16, 1971 at 7:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-096 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 644217987 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 16, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-096 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-96

Date: June 16, 1971
Time: 7:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

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Also recorded on June 16, 1971

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  • 005-097 7:48 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:48 pm to 7:56 pm.
  • 005-098 7:56 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:56 pm.
  • 005-099 7:57 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm.
  • 005-100 7:58 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 8:22 pm.
  • 258-019 8:07 PM · 24 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 258-020 8:07 PM · 11 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 8:07 pm and 8:22 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-096, June 16, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 644217987). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-096 (accessed November 2, 2026).