President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to summon Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to the Oval Office. This administrative instruction serves as a precursor to a scheduled meeting between the two men. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On December 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:57 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-51 Date: December 12, 1972 Time: 9:57 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 820-4] Request for a meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
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