Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-098

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, October 31, 1972 · 5:59 PM–6:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-098 on Tape 32StartTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 5:59 PMEndTuesday, October 31, 1972 at 6:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-098 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief administrative request for the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his staff. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Just sit there, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 6:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-098 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-098

Date: October 31, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:59 pm and 6:59 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

         Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler.

Also recorded on October 31, 1972

  • 810-015 2:52 PM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:52 pm to 3:23 pm.
  • 810-016 3:23 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 3:25 pm.
  • 810-017 3:25 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:25 pm to 4:08 pm.
  • 376-001 4:10 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 5:34 pm.
  • 378-014 4:10 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 378-015 4:10 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:10 pm to 5:34 pm.
  • 810-018 4:10 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:10 pm on October 31, 1972 and 3:01 pm on November 1, 1972.
  • 032-099 6:59 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:59 pm to 7:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-098, October 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-098 (accessed October 5, 2026).