Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 20 › Conversation 020-111
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, February 28, 1972 · 11:15 PM–11:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves solely as a brief administrative interaction to facilitate this communication. No further policy or substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On February 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:15 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 020-111 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 20-111
Date: February 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:15 pm and 11:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on February 29, 1972
- 020-106 10:52 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:52 pm to 11:00 pm.
- 020-107 11:00 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 pm and 11:05 pm.
- 020-108 11:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:05 pm to 11:11 pm.
- 020-109 11:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:11 pm to 11:12 pm.
- 020-110 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone from 11:12 pm to 11:15 pm.
- 020-112 11:22 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:22 pm to 11:25 pm.
- 020-113 11:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 pm and 11:28 pm.
- 020-114 11:28 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 11:28 pm to 11:29 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 020-111, February 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/020-111 (accessed October 12, 2026).