Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-122
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Tuesday, May 1, 1973 · 11:16 PM–11:24 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call serves as a logistical communication to facilitate direct contact between the President and his key communications advisor during a period of significant political pressure. No further dialogue is recorded beyond this request for a line transfer.
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NARA Description
On May 1, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:16 pm and 11:24 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-122 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-122
Date: May 1, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:16 pm and 11:24 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-123 11:24 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:24 pm to 11:30 pm.
- 045-124 11:30 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:30 pm and 11:34 pm.
- 045-125 11:34 PM · 17 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:34 pm.
- 045-126 11:35 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 11:35 pm to 11:36 pm.
- 045-127 11:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 pm and 11:38 pm.
- 045-128 11:38 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:38 pm to 11:40 pm.
- 045-129 11:40 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone from 11:40 pm to 11:42 pm.
- 045-130 11:50 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 11:50 pm to 11:52 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-122, May 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-122 (accessed October 5, 2026).