Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 13 › Conversation 013-063

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 8:43 AM–9:19 AM ET · White House Telephone ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation013-063 onTape 13 (tape position 02:32:39–02:32:45)StartTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 8:43 AMEndTuesday, November 2, 1971 at 9:19 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 013-063 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief administrative call to the White House operator to facilitate a connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction served solely as a logistical step to reach a senior staff member for an upcoming consultation. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Is that good, please?
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:43 am and 9:19 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-063 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 13-63

Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:43 am and 9:19 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 611-2A]

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on November 2, 1971

  • 611-001 8:15 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:43 am.
  • 611-002 8:43 AM · 56 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:43 am to 9:32 am.
  • 013-064 9:19 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:19 am to 9:20 am.
  • 611-003 9:32 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:32 am to 10:45 am.
  • 611-004 10:50 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 10:59 am.
  • 611-005 10:59 AM · 1 hr 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William McMahon, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 12:24 pm.
  • 611-006 12:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm.
  • 611-007 12:27 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 013-063, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-063 (accessed September 18, 2026).