Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 9 › Conversation 009-065
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Friday, September 17, 1971 · 7:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to determine the whereabouts of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served to facilitate an urgent return call to Ziegler. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 009-065 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 9-65
Date: September 17, 1971
Time: 7:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Ronald L. Ziegler's location
-Return callAlso recorded on September 17, 1971
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- 575-007 4:43 PM · 1 hr 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, John D. Ehrlichman, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Eugene V. Risher met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:43 pm to 6:24 pm.
- 009-066 7:51 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stan Smith talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 7:55 pm.
- 009-067 7:55 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 7:59 pm.
- 009-068 7:59 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:59 pm.
- 009-069 7:59 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 009-065, September 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/009-065 (accessed October 12, 2026).