Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-014

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

Wednesday, January 31, 1973 · 6:07 PM–6:51 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-014 on Tape 43StartWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 6:07 PMEndWednesday, January 31, 1973 at 6:51 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request to the White House operator to be connected with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This administrative communication serves to facilitate direct contact between the President and his primary spokesperson. No further policy or strategic developments are discussed during this exchange.

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Could I get Mr. Sigler, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On January 31, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:07 pm and 6:51 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-14

Date: February 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:07 pm and 6:51 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 409-4]

       Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-014, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-014 (accessed October 1, 2026).