Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-129

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

Tuesday, June 22, 1971 · 1:48 PM–10:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation005-129 on Tape 5 (tape position 03:55:44–03:55:51)StartTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 1:48 PMEndTuesday, June 22, 1971 at 10:24 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 005-129 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his primary spokesperson. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this administrative exchange.

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Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-129 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 5-129

Date: June 22, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on June 22, 1971

  • 005-128 1:48 PM · 2 min — John D. Ehrlichman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 10:24 pm.
  • 527-001 1:48 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 527-002 1:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:48 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 527-003 1:48 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 527-004 1:50 PM · 1 hr 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander P. Butterfield, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:50 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 527-005 3:07 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 527-006 3:07 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.
  • 527-007 3:07 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 3:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 005-129, June 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-129 (accessed October 11, 2026).