President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served purely as a logistical request to initiate a phone conversation with a key member of the administration. No further policy or administrative matters were discussed during this brief operator exchange.
On March 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-153 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-153 Date: March 19, 1973 Time: Unknown between 12:35 pm and 1:28 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 420-15] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler - 106 - NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (rev. Sept-09)
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