Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-119
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 5:30 PM–5:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his primary spokesperson. The call confirms the President's immediate need for coordination regarding ongoing administrative affairs or press messaging.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-119 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-119
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:30 and 5:35 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 334-36H]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 2, 1972
- 023-114 4:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:49 pm to 4:51 pm.
- 023-115 4:51 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:51 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 023-116 4:57 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 4:57 pm to 4:58 pm.
- 023-117 4:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:58 pm and 5:26 pm.
- 023-118 5:26 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clyde A. Tolson talked on the telephone from 5:26 pm to 5:27 pm.
- 023-120 5:35 PM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:37 pm.
- 023-121 6:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:03 pm.
- 023-122 6:06 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Helen Gandy talked on the telephone from 6:06 pm to 6:07 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-119, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-119 (accessed October 9, 2026).