Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 23 › Conversation 023-099
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, May 1, 1972 · 7:09 PM–7:11 PM ET · White House Telephone ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an immediate call to his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served strictly as a procedural request to initiate communication with a key staff member. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:09 pm and 7:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-099 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-99
Date: May 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:09 and 7:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 1, 1972
- 023-095 6:49 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:49 pm and 6:53 pm.
- 716-006 6:49 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at 6:49 pm.
- 023-096 6:53 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone from 6:53 pm to 7:06 pm.
- 023-097 7:06 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:06 pm and 7:07 pm.
- 023-098 7:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:08 pm.
- 023-100 7:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 7:11 pm to 7:13 pm.
- 023-101 7:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:13 pm and 7:18 pm.
- 023-102 7:18 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:18 pm to 7:19 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-099, May 1, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-099 (accessed September 18, 2026).