Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-074
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 9:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction serves as a brief administrative bridge to initiate further communication with his press office. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-074 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-074
Date: October 21, 1971
Time: 9:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on October 22, 1971
- 012-070 9:21 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:21 pm.
- 012-071 9:21 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:21 pm to 9:31 pm.
- 012-072 9:44 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:44 pm.
- 012-073 9:44 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 9:45 pm.
- 012-075 9:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 pm and 9:47 pm.
- 012-076 9:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:45 pm and 9:47 pm.
- 012-077 9:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 9:47 pm to 9:50 pm.
- 012-078 9:50 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:50 pm to 10:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 012-074, October 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/012-074 (accessed October 12, 2026).