Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-033

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

Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:40 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-033 on Tape 25 (tape position 01:21:48–01:21:53)StartSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:40 PMEndSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction served purely as an administrative step to initiate further communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters or tactical discussions occurred during this brief request.

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NARA Description

On June 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-33

Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 341-14F]

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on June 10, 1972

  • 025-025 1:40 PM · 11 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-026 1:40 PM · 5 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-027 1:40 PM · 21 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-028 1:40 PM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-029 1:40 PM · 54 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-030 1:40 PM · 9 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-031 1:40 PM · 31 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-032 1:40 PM · 21 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-033, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-033 (accessed September 30, 2026).