Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-036
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, April 19, 1972 · 2:16 PM–2:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief exchange served solely as an administrative bridge to initiate communication with a key staff member. No policy matters or substantive political issues were addressed during this brief request.
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NARA Description
On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-36
Date: April 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:16 and 2:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 331-31]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on April 19, 1972
- 023-034 1:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 331-027 1:49 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 331-028 1:49 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 023-035 2:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 331-030 2:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:11 pm to 2:16 pm.
- 331-031 2:16 PM · 6 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 2:16 pm and 2:17 pm.
- 023-037 2:17 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
- 331-032 2:17 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-036, April 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-036 (accessed October 1, 2026).