Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 39 › Conversation 039-036

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Sunday, June 3, 1973 · 4:14 PM–6:07 PM ET · White House Telephone ·9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation039-036 onTape 39StartSunday, June 3, 1973 at 4:14 PMEndSunday, June 3, 1973 at 6:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves strictly as an administrative directive to establish communication with his staff. No further substantive policy matters or tactical decisions are recorded during this exchange.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Ziegler, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:14 pm and 6:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-36

Date: June 3, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:14 pm and 6:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                     (rev. February-2011)

Also recorded on June 3, 1973

  • 168-035 2:55 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:55 pm and 3:12 pm.
  • 168-036 3:12 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:12 pm to 3:27 pm.
  • 168-037 3:27 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:29 pm.
  • 168-038 3:29 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:29 pm to 3:30 pm.
  • 039-037 6:07 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:07 pm to 6:36 pm.
  • 039-038 6:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:36 pm and 6:40 pm.
  • 039-039 6:40 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:40 pm to 6:41 pm.
  • 039-040 6:41 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:41 pm and 6:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-036, June 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-036 (accessed September 18, 2026).