Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-067
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 11:30 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to have Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler contact him immediately upon arriving home. The exchange reflects an urgent late-night effort to reach Ziegler following the high-stakes political developments of the day. This directive underscores the President's immediate need for consultation with his primary spokesperson during a period of intense administration crisis.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-067 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-67
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: 11:30 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s locationAlso recorded on May 1, 1973
- 045-061 11:14 PM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and Anne L. Armstrong talked on the telephone from 11:14 pm to 11:15 pm.
- 045-062 11:15 PM · 3 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone from 11:15 pm to 11:18 pm.
- 045-063 11:21 PM · 55 sec — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Claude S. Brinegar talked on the telephone from 11:21 pm to 11:23 pm.
- 045-064 11:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:23 pm and 11:24 pm.
- 045-065 11:24 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:28 pm.
- 045-066 11:28 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:30 pm.
- 045-068 11:36 PM · 41 sec — Tricia Nixon Cox, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 11:36 pm to 11:37 pm.
- 045-069 11:41 PM · 1 min — White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, President Richard M. Nixon, and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone from 11:41 pm to 11:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-067, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-067 (accessed October 5, 2026).