Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-038

Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Oval Office and Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Friday, April 27, 1973 · 8:02 PM–8:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ziegler, Ronald L.Conversation045-038 on Tape 45StartFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:02 PMEndFriday, April 27, 1973 at 8:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-038 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler to request his immediate presence in the Oval Office. During the brief telephone exchange, the President noted that he was currently meeting with speechwriter Raymond K. Price, Jr. The primary purpose of the call was to facilitate a tripartite discussion involving Price and Ziegler regarding ongoing White House business.

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Hello?
Yes, sir.
Are you in your office?
Yes, sir.
I'm sitting with Ray Price and going over the... Oh, could you come in just a second, please?
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On April 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 8:02 pm to 8:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-038 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-38

Date: April 27, 1973
Time: 8:02 pm - 8:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.

[See also conversation No. 906-24B]

     Ziegler’s meeting with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

     Invitation to meeting with President

Also recorded on April 28, 1973

  • 906-025 8:04 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:04 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 906-028 8:20 PM · 2 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 10:00 pm.
  • 432-001 8:22 PM · 55 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 9:34 pm.
  • 432-002 8:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 9:34 pm.
  • 432-003 8:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:22 pm and 9:34 pm.
  • 432-043 8:22 PM · 14 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 8:22 pm and 9:34 pm.
  • 432-004 9:34 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 9:34 pm on April 27, 1973 and 8:25 pm on April 30, 1973.
  • 164-002 8:21 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:21 am and 8:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-038, April 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-038 (accessed October 5, 2026).