Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-115
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, February 20, 1973 · 3:01 PM–3:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 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 solely as a logistical request to initiate this communication. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-115 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 43-115
Date: February 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 411-1]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on February 20, 1973
- 043-116 3:01 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 411-001 3:01 PM · 15 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 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 411-002 3:01 PM · 9 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 3:01 pm and 3:12 pm.
- 043-117 3:12 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 411-003 3:12 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:12 pm to 3:13 pm.
- 043-118 3:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 411-004 3:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:14 pm to 3:17 pm.
- 411-005 3:17 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 043-115, February 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-115 (accessed October 1, 2026).