President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction served purely as a request for administrative assistance to establish a connection with a key staff member. No further substantive discussion or policy decisions were recorded during this brief communication.
On March 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-84
Date: March 14, 1972
Time: 7:22 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.