Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-138
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, June 21, 1972 · 3:15 PM–3:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to determine the current location of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange was strictly administrative, focused on establishing communication with a key staff member. No further policy discussions or significant decisions occurred during this brief request for information.
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NARA Description
On June 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-138 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 25-138
Date: June 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s locationAlso recorded on June 21, 1972
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- 025-108 3:30 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:30 pm.
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- 343-023 3:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 3:56 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 025-138, June 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-138 (accessed October 24, 2026).