Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-024
Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Charles Colson and Press relations
Monday, March 27, 1972 · 10:55 AM–11:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 46 sec
AI Summary
Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler attempted to reach Special Counsel Charles Colson on behalf of President Nixon to discuss urgent matters regarding wire service reports and pending testimony. Upon learning that Colson was unavailable and attending to business on Capitol Hill, Ziegler requested an immediate return call once Colson became reachable. The dialogue highlights the administration's efforts to coordinate responses to sensitive press and legislative developments.
- Charles Colson
- Ronald Ziegler
- Press relations
- Testimony
- Capitol Hill
Audio
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NARA Description
On March 27, 1972, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-024 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-24
Date: March 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:55 am and 11:11 am
Location: White House Telephone
Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the White House operator.
Request for call to Charles W. Colson
Ziegler conferred with the President.
Wire service
Testimony
[End of conferral]
Ziegler talked with an unknown woman in Colson’s office.
Request for call to Colson
Colson’s location
-Joan [Hall]
-Capitol Hill
-Return callAlso recorded on March 27, 1972
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- 022-025 11:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:10 am to 11:11 am.
- 022-026 11:11 AM · 1 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
- 022-027 11:11 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
- 022-028 11:11 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
- 022-029 11:11 AM · 4 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Herbert G. Klein talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:06 pm.
- 328-002 11:11 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 12:04 pm.
- 328-003 12:04 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 12:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-024, March 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-024 (accessed October 1, 2026).