Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-093

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Communication management

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 10:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-093 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 10:25 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 10:25 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-093 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Hello?
Mr. President, your calls to Mr. McCrary and to Pat Buchanan, Mr. Buchanan didn't answer.
All right.
And Mr. McCrary had left the number that he called in from.
Mike can reach him in about 20 minutes at another number.
Okay.
If you reach him, it's fine.
I'll take the call.
Yes, thank you.
All right.
Let's see.
Why don't you try Mr. Ziegler, please?
Sure.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation No. 044-093

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

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

       Call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on March 30, 1973

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  • 424-022 9:55 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
  • 424-023 9:55 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
  • 424-024 9:55 PM · 10 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 9:55 pm and 10:43 pm.
  • 044-091 10:13 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:13 pm and 10:17 pm.
  • 044-092 10:19 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:19 pm and 10:23 pm.
  • 044-094 10:38 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:38 pm and 10:47 pm.
  • 044-095 10:49 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 pm and 10:54 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-093, March 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-093 (accessed October 1, 2026).