President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served purely administrative purposes to initiate official communication between the President and a key member of his staff. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief request.
On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:44 pm and 4:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-049 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 20-49 Date: February 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:44 and 4:44 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 319-13] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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