President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top spokesperson. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-69
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 4:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.