Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 26 › Conversation 026-023
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 10:20 PM–10:37 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction was purely administrative, serving as a brief request to initiate communication with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
Audio
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 26-23
Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:20 and 10:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on June 28, 1972
- 026-020 9:06 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank L. Rizzo talked on the telephone from 9:06 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 026-021 9:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-003 9:10 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-004 9:10 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 345-005 9:10 PM · 31 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 9:10 pm and 9:44 pm.
- 026-022 9:44 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 345-006 9:44 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:44 pm to 10:20 pm.
- 026-024 10:37 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:37 pm and 10:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 026-023, June 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-023 (accessed October 23, 2026).