Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-007

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

Friday, January 19, 1973 · 4:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 24 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-007 on Tape 36StartFriday, January 19, 1973 at 4:12 PMEndFriday, January 19, 1973 at 4:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an immediate meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler in the Oval Office. He emphasized the urgency of the request by instructing the operator to provide an alternative if Ziegler was unavailable. This directive underscores the President's desire for rapid communication with his press secretary regarding his ongoing schedule.

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Would you ask Mr. Ziegler to come over to the OB, please?
And if he can't come, let me know, because I'll have somebody else come.
Sure you will, sir.

NARA Description

On January 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-7

Date: January 19, 1973
Time: 4:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       The President’s schedule
            -Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on January 19, 1973

  • 036-010 4:12 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 036-011 4:12 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 036-012 4:12 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 036-013 4:12 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:12 pm and 7:29 pm.
  • 398-002 4:12 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:12 pm.
  • 398-003 4:12 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:12 pm to 4:29 pm.
  • 398-004 4:29 PM · 11 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 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 398-005 4:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:29 pm and 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-007, January 19, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).