Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-066

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

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 4:48 PM–11:59 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation034-066 on Tape 34StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 4:48 PMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-066 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a routine administrative request through the White House operator to be connected with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves solely as a bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his senior staff member. No policy matters or substantive discussions occur during this exchange.

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Yes, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:48 pm and 11:59 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-066 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-66

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: Unknown after 4:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on December 13, 1972

  • 822-008 3:48 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon, George P. Shultz, Edwin S. Cohen, and Lewis A. Engman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:48 pm to 4:13 pm.
  • 034-063 4:13 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 822-009 4:13 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 822-010 4:13 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:13 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 034-064 4:15 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:47 pm.
  • 822-011 4:15 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, Stephen B. Bull, and Milton Friedman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:15 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 034-065 4:47 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Milton Friedman talked on the telephone from 4:47 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 822-012 4:53 PM · 1 hr 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Manolo Sanchez, Alexander P. Butterfield, John D. Ehrlichman, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 6:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-066, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-066 (accessed October 1, 2026).