Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, June 22, 1972 · 9:40 AM–9:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler via the White House operator. The conversation was intended to connect the President with Ziegler to discuss official press matters. The connection was ultimately delayed, and no substantial policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-115
Date: June 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:40 and 9:45 am
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 344-14B]
Call to Ronald L. Ziegler
-DelayAlso recorded on June 22, 1972
- 344-013 9:20 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 9:40 am.
- 740-001 9:20 AM — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:20 am and 3:02 pm.
- 025-114 9:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:45 am.
- 344-014 9:40 AM · 1 hr 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Charles W. Colson, and Gordon C. Strachan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:40 am to 11:25 am.
- 025-116 9:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am.
- 025-117 10:21 AM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 11:10 am.
- 025-118 11:25 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:29 am.
- 344-015 11:25 AM · 11 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 11:25 am and 11:29 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-115, June 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-115 (accessed September 30, 2026).