Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-137

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

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 3:15 PM–3:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-137 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 3:15 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 3:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-137 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to connect with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The interaction serves exclusively as an administrative instruction to the White House operator to facilitate this specific communication. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions are addressed during this exchange.

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Mr. Ziegler, please.

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-137 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-137

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 401-28]

       Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on January 11, 1973

  • 401-027 3:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 401-028 3:15 PM · 10 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 3:15 pm and 3:19 pm.
  • 035-138 3:19 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 401-029 3:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:19 pm to 3:20 pm.
  • 401-030 3:20 PM · 13 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 3:20 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 401-031 3:24 PM · 1 hr 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:24 pm to 4:35 pm.
  • 035-139 3:55 PM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:55 pm to 3:56 pm.
  • 035-140 3:57 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:57 pm and 4:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-137, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-137 (accessed October 1, 2026).