Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 12:06 PM–1:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative call served as a precursor to a more substantive discussion with his aide. No further dialogue or policy decisions were captured in this specific exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:06 pm and 1:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-115
Date: January 30 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:06 pm and 1:18 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 406-7]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Request for a telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on January 30, 1973
- 406-001 12:06 PM · 18 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 12:06 pm and 12:10 pm.
- 406-002 12:10 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:10 pm.
- 406-003 12:10 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 12:10 pm and 12:25 pm.
- 406-004 12:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-005 12:25 PM · 36 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 12:25 pm and 12:35 pm.
- 406-006 12:35 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:35 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 406-007 12:50 PM · 13 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 12:50 pm and 1:18 pm.
- 036-116 1:18 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:18 pm to 1:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-115, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-115 (accessed October 12, 2026).