Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-054

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

Monday, February 7, 1972 · 4:53 PM–8:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation020-054 on Tape 20 (tape position 02:03:00–02:03:07)StartMonday, February 7, 1972 at 4:53 PMEndMonday, February 7, 1972 at 8:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 020-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a phone call to request a conversation with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Upon learning that Ziegler was currently occupied with a briefing, Nixon instructed the operator to have him return the call once he concluded his duties. This brief exchange serves primarily as an administrative coordination for the President's upcoming communication with his press secretary.

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Hello?
He's briefing, Mr. President.
Oh, fine.
When he finishes, he can call me.
Okay.

NARA Description

On February 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 20-54

Date: February 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 319-19B]

     Ronald L. Ziegler's schedule
          -Briefing
          -Return of the President's call

Also recorded on February 7, 1972

  • 020-051 4:49 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-015 4:49 PM · 43 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-016 4:49 PM · 3 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 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-017 4:49 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:49 pm and 4:52 pm.
  • 319-018 4:52 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:52 pm to 4:53 pm.
  • 020-052 4:53 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 020-053 4:53 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 319-019 4:55 PM · 2 hr 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Raymond K. Price, Jr., unknown person(s), White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 7:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 020-054, February 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-054 (accessed October 1, 2026).