Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 21 › Conversation 021-059
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, March 13, 1972 · 6:17 PM–6:22 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative exchange served solely to initiate official communication between the President and his press office. No further substantive matters were recorded during this brief interaction.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On March 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:17 pm and 6:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-059 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 21-59
Date: March 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:17 pm and 6:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 323-11]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on March 13, 1972
- 021-057 6:07 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:07 pm to 6:08 pm.
- 323-009 6:07 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:07 pm to 6:08 pm.
- 021-058 6:12 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:12 pm to 6:17 pm.
- 323-010 6:12 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:12 pm to 6:17 pm.
- 323-011 6:17 PM · 11 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 6:17 pm and 6:22 pm.
- 021-060 6:22 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
- 323-012 6:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:22 pm to 6:28 pm.
- 021-061 6:28 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 021-059, March 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/021-059 (accessed October 3, 2026).