Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-098
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Saturday, December 16, 1972 · 1:35 PM–3:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call. The primary purpose of this interaction was to reach Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No further substantive discussion occurred during this brief request for assistance.
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NARA Description
On December 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-098 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-98
Date: December 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 34-98 (cont’d)
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 382-8]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on December 16, 1972
- 034-097 12:11 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 12:11 pm to 12:12 pm.
- 382-003 12:45 PM · 39 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:25 pm.
- 382-004 1:26 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:26 pm and 1:35 pm.
- 382-005 1:26 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:26 pm to 1:35 pm.
- 382-006 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-007 1:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 382-008 1:35 PM · 9 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 1:35 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-099 3:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-098, December 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-098 (accessed October 5, 2026).