Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-051

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, April 20, 1972 · 1:10 PM–2:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation023-051 on Tape 23StartThursday, April 20, 1972 at 1:10 PMEndThursday, April 20, 1972 at 2:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-051 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served solely as an administrative request to initiate communication with a key member of the administration's communications staff. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were discussed during this short interaction.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Ziegler, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:10 pm and 2:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-51

Date: April 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:10 and 2:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-051, April 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-051 (accessed October 1, 2026).