Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-033

Kissinger phone call on Ronald L. Ziegler and White House administration

Friday, March 2, 1973 · 5:14 PM–5:31 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation037-033 on Tape 37StartFriday, March 2, 1973 at 5:14 PMEndFriday, March 2, 1973 at 5:31 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-033 ↗

AI Summary

Henry Kissinger contacts the White House operator to request a meeting with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves as a brief administrative directive to facilitate communication between the two officials. No substantive policy matters are addressed in this short exchange.

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Could you have Ziegler come in please?
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 2, 1973, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:14 pm and 5:31 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-33

Date: March 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:14 pm and 5:31 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 867-38A]

Request for Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on March 2, 1973

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  • 867-021 4:08 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Edwin S. Cohen, and Mrs. Cohen met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:08 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 867-035 5:05 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at 5:05 pm.
  • 867-036 5:05 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Timothy G. Elbourne, Mrs. Elbourne, Kathy Elbourne, Kirsten Elbourne, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 5:05 pm and 5:14 pm.
  • 867-037 5:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Herbert G. Klein, Stephen B. Bull, and Donna J. Kingwell met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:12 pm to 5:14 pm.
  • 867-038 5:14 PM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:14 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 867-039 5:40 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:40 pm to 5:51 pm.
  • 867-040 5:52 PM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Stephen B. Bull, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:52 pm to 6:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-033, March 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-033 (accessed October 12, 2026).