Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-028

Nixon phone call with Hart on Ronald L. Ziegler and Press relations

Tuesday, May 29, 1973 · 1:44 PM–1:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Hart, ThomasConversation039-028 on Tape 39StartTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:44 PMEndTuesday, May 29, 1973 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-028 ↗

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On May 29, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-028 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 39-28

Date: May 29, 1973
Time: 1:44 pm - 1:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 39-28 (cont’d)

       Incoming telephone call

The President talked with Thomas Hart.

[See also Conversation No. 440-58]

       Ronald L. Ziegler’s schedule
             -Briefing
             -Meeting with President

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Yes, sir.
Has he finished his briefing yet?
Ron, he should be through any moment.
Do you want to see him right away?
He can come over when he's finished.
Fine, sir.
  • 440-058 1:44 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:44 pm to 1:45 pm.
  • 440-059 1:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:45 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 039-029 1:46 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 440-060 1:46 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:46 pm to 1:47 pm.
  • 039-030 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:47 pm.
  • 039-031 1:47 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart talked on the telephone from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.
  • 440-061 1:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:47 pm.
  • 440-062 1:47 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas Hart met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:47 pm to 1:48 pm.

Conversation 039-028, May 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-028 (accessed November 3, 2026).