Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 40 › Conversation 040-078

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

Wednesday, June 13, 1973 · 3:41 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation040-078 on Tape 40StartWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 3:41 PMEndWednesday, June 13, 1973 at 3:41 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 040-078 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructs the White House operator to summon Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to his office. The brief exchange serves as a direct directive to facilitate an immediate meeting between the President and his top spokesperson. No further policy or strategic details are discussed during this administrative call.

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Mr. Ziegler, come over, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:41 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-078 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 40-78

Date: June 13, 1973
Time: 3:41 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 445-21]

     Meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on June 13, 1973

  • 040-077 3:20 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:20 pm to 3:21 pm.
  • 445-019 3:20 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:20 pm to 3:21 pm.
  • 445-020 3:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:22 pm to 3:40 pm.
  • 445-021 3:41 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:41 pm.
  • 445-022 3:45 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:45 pm to 4:04 pm.
  • 445-023 4:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 4:06 pm.
  • 445-024 4:06 PM · 17 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 4:06 pm and 4:10 pm.
  • 445-025 4:10 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:10 pm to 4:11 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 040-078, 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/040-078 (accessed September 18, 2026).