Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-055
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, November 1, 1971 · 2:30 PM–2:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange through the White House operator to be connected with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The call serves as a logistical administrative request to facilitate direct communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or substantive discussions occur during this brief operational contact.
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NARA Description
On November 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-055 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-055
Date: November 1, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 302-30]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on November 1, 1971
- 013-054 2:29 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 302-027 2:29 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:29 pm to 2:30 pm.
- 302-028 2:30 PM · 6 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 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 302-029 2:30 PM · 5 min — 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 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 302-030 2:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:47 pm.
- 013-056 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 302-031 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:47 pm to 2:49 pm.
- 302-032 2:54 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Melvin R. Laird, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:54 pm to 4:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-055, November 1, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-055 (accessed October 23, 2026).