Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-036
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 2:13 PM–3:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec
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NARA Description
On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 42-36
Date: April 14, 1971
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 248-7]
Call to Ronald L. ZieglerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 14, 1971
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- 248-002 2:13 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-003 2:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Mark I. Goode, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-004 2:13 PM · 8 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-005 2:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-006 2:13 PM · 8 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 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-007 2:13 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 248-008 2:13 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 042-036, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187827). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-036 (accessed November 15, 2026).