Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 42 › Conversation 042-037

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Public relations and Press coverage

Wednesday, April 14, 1971 · 3:05 PM–3:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation042-037 on Tape 42 (tape position 00:40:10–00:40:32)StartWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:05 PMEndWednesday, April 14, 1971 at 3:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 042-037 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417187829 ↗

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NARA Description

On April 14, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:05 pm to 3:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 042-037 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 42-37

Date: April 14, 1971
Time: 3:05 pm - 3:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See Conversation No. 248-9]

     Press release on President's bowling

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
Were you able to get that little bowling thing out?
Yes, I was.
Yeah, I did.
Who'd you tell to the wires?
I gave it to the wires, right?
Yeah.
People, you know, picked up from that, I think.
Probably amused.
Okay.
Yeah, they were very pleased to get it, yes, sir.
Okay.
Okay, sir.

Also recorded on April 14, 1971

  • 042-036 2:13 PM · 3 sec — 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.
  • 248-009 3:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:07 pm.
  • 248-010 3:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-011 3:07 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-012 3:07 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-013 3:07 PM · 3 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 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-014 3:07 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 248-015 3:07 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:07 pm and 4:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 042-037, April 14, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417187829). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/042-037 (accessed November 15, 2026).