Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-048

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

Monday, December 11, 1972 · 5:42 PM–7:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-048 on Tape 34StartMonday, December 11, 1972 at 5:42 PMEndMonday, December 11, 1972 at 7:49 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-048 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841700 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On December 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:42 pm and 7:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-048 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 34-48

Date: December 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:42 pm and 7:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call Ronald L. Ziegler
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Yes, please.
Mr. Ziegler, please.
Thank you.
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Conversation 034-048, December 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841700). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-048 (accessed November 15, 2026).