Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 5 › Conversation 005-151
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:43 PM–3:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation was brief and administrative, serving solely as a request to connect with his primary spokesperson. No substantive policy discussions or policy developments occurred during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-151 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 5-151
Date: June 23, 1971
Time: Unknown between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-149 3:36 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:36 pm.
- 258-049 3:36 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:36 pm.
- 005-150 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 258-051 3:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Philip Campbell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-052 3:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 005-152 3:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 258-053 3:48 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 258-011 3:49 PM · 15 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 3:49 pm and 4:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 005-151, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/005-151 (accessed October 5, 2026).