Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-105

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Administrative Coordination

Wednesday, March 14, 1973 · 4:09 PM–4:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation037-105 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 4:09 PMEndWednesday, March 14, 1973 at 4:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-105 ↗

President Nixon and Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler coordinate a brief follow-up meeting to discuss pending administrative or press-related matters. The two agree to postpone their review until the following day, with Nixon emphasizing that he is under no immediate time pressure. This exchange serves as a logistical scheduling check to facilitate a more substantive policy or communications briefing.

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Hello.
Mr. Stegblatt, Mr. President.
Hi, Rob.
I thought when you got some time, you might want to come over.
We could go over some of them tomorrow.
Okay, good.
Anytime.
I'm in no hurry.
Okay, sir.

On March 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-105 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-105

Date: March 14, 1973
Time: 4:09 pm-4:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See Conversation No. 419-32]

       Meeting with President
  • 419-032 4:09 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:09 pm to 4:10 pm.
  • 037-106 4:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 037-107 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 419-033 4:10 PM · 14 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 4:10 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 037-108 4:25 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 419-034 4:25 PM · 1 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, John W. Dean, III, Manolo Sanchez, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:25 pm to 5:40 pm.
  • 037-109 4:34 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John W. Dean, III, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:34 pm to 4:36 pm.
  • 419-035 5:40 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:40 pm.

Conversation 037-105, March 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-105 (accessed October 12, 2026).