President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to establish a telephone connection with his primary spokesperson. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this operator-assisted call.
On March 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:17 pm and 10:27 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 021-089 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 21-89
Date: March 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:17 pm and 10:27 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.