Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-147
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:14 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request with the White House operator to be connected to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves solely as a logistical administrative step to facilitate a subsequent discussion with his press secretary. No substantive policy matters or decisions were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 31-147
Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 370-17]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on October 19, 1972
- 031-145 5:06 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 370-015 5:06 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:06 pm to 5:08 pm.
- 031-146 5:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:10 pm.
- 370-016 5:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
- 370-017 5:10 PM · 7 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
- 370-018 5:10 PM · 13 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 5:10 pm and 5:14 pm.
- 031-148 5:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 5:14 pm to 5:17 pm.
- 031-149 5:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 6:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 031-147, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-147 (accessed October 10, 2026).