President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the White House operator to facilitate a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The exchange served as a routine procedural request to connect the President with his key staff member. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-088 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 36-88
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:36 pm and 6:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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Conversation No. 36-88 (cont’d)
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 407-18A]
Request for a telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.