President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The primary objective of the communication is to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and his chief spokesperson. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this administrative exchange.
On March 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 44-031 Date: March 27, 1973 Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:22 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 424-2] Call to Ronald L. Ziegler Page | 22 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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