Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 18 › Conversation 018-071

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

Wednesday, January 12, 1972 · 7:30 PM–8:09 PM ET · White House Telephone ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation018-071 onTape 18 (tape position 03:00:59–03:01:10)StartWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 7:30 PMEndWednesday, January 12, 1972 at 8:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-071 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct call to his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served exclusively as a logistical request to establish communication with a key staff member. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Ziggler, please.

NARA Description

On January 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 8:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-071 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 18-71

Date: January 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 8:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on January 13, 1972

  • 018-072 8:09 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:09 pm to 8:11 pm.
  • 018-073 8:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:11 pm and 8:13 pm.
  • 018-074 8:13 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:13 pm to 8:40 pm.
  • 018-075 8:40 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:40 pm and 9:26 pm.
  • 018-076 9:26 PM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 9:26 pm to 9:42 pm.
  • 647-001 10:10 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:12 am.
  • 647-002 10:12 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:12 am to 10:19 am.
  • 647-003 10:19 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-071, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-071 (accessed September 18, 2026).