Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-067
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, February 13, 1973 · 1:41 PM–1:49 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate communication with a key staff member. No further policy or strategic discussions took place during this short connection.
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NARA Description
On February 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 1:49 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-67
Date: February 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:41 pm and 1:49 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 410-4]
Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 43-68 (cont’d)Also recorded on February 13, 1973
- 043-066 12:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 12:55 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 854-033 12:55 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:55 pm to 1:04 pm.
- 854-034 1:04 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:04 pm and 1:05 pm.
- 854-035 1:11 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Manolo Sanchez, and Nicholas Rumsfeld met in the Oval Office of the White House from 1:11 pm to 1:41 pm.
- 854-036 1:41 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 1:42 pm.
- 854-037 1:41 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:41 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 043-068 1:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:49 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 043-069 1:50 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:50 pm and 4:55 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-067, February 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/043-067 (accessed October 1, 2026).