Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-035
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, October 25, 1972 · 10:10 AM–10:11 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to place a phone call to the aide. No further policy or strategic matters were addressed during this short connection.
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NARA Description
On October 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 10:11 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-035
Date: October 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 10:11 am
Location: White House Telephone
The Presiden talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation 372-14]
Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler.Also recorded on October 25, 1972
- 372-012 10:08 AM · 8 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 10:08 am and 10:09 am.
- 032-034 10:09 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:09 am to 10:10 am.
- 372-013 10:09 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:09 am to 10:10 am.
- 372-014 10:10 AM · 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 10:10 am and 10:11 am.
- 032-036 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
- 372-015 10:11 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:11 am to 10:14 am.
- 372-016 10:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
- 372-017 10:14 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:14 am and 11:18 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-035, October 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-035 (accessed October 25, 2026).