Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-072

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

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 1:46 PM–1:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-072 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:46 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 1:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-072 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a connection to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation serves solely as a logistical bridge to facilitate official communication between the President and his senior staff. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are discussed during this short interaction.

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Stegler, please.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-072 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-72

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: 1:46 pm - 1:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 445-12]

     Request for telephone call
          -Ronald L. Ziegler
                                               -62-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 13, 1973

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  • 040-070 1:39 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:39 pm and 1:41 pm.
  • 040-071 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 445-011 1:41 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:41 pm to 1:46 pm.
  • 445-012 1:46 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:46 pm and 1:48 pm.
  • 040-073 1:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 445-013 1:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 1:50 pm.
  • 445-014 1:50 PM · 16 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 1:50 pm and 1:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-072, June 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-072 (accessed October 9, 2026).