Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 12 › Conversation 012-075
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, October 21, 1971 · 9:45 PM–9:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator not to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler, who was currently attending an event at the British Embassy. The exchange served as a brief administrative update regarding the President's attempt to locate and communicate with his press secretary. No further action was taken regarding the call.
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1971, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 012-075 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 012-075
Date: October 21, 1971
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Time: Unknown between 9:45 pm and 9:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule
-British embassyAlso 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.
- 012-074 9:45 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:45 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 012-075, 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/012-075 (accessed October 12, 2026).