President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves solely as a logistical communication to facilitate official contact between the President and his press aide. No policy discussions occur during this exchange.
On December 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-106 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 16-106 Date: December 18, 1971 Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:42 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 639-2] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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