President Nixon utilized the White House operator to facilitate a series of evening communications with key staff and associates. After learning that Patrick J. Buchanan was unavailable and John R. (“Tex”) McCrary required a follow-up in twenty minutes, the President directed the operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction highlights the logistical coordination required for Nixon’s late-night outreach and media management efforts.
On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-093 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 44-093 Date: March 29, 1973 Time: 10:25 pm Location: White House Telephone The White House operator talked with the President. Calls to Patrick J. Buchanan and John R. (“Tex”) McCrary Page | 65 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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