Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-145
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 12:59 PM–2:22 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top spokesperson. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this connection.
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-145 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-145
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:59 pm and 2:22 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 432-18]
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 2, 1973
- 045-142 12:48 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone from 12:48 pm to 12:49 pm.
- 432-014 12:48 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:48 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 432-015 12:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 432-018 12:55 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:55 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 045-143 12:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 12:58 pm.
- 045-144 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
- 432-016 12:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 12:58 pm.
- 432-017 12:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:58 pm to 12:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-145, 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/045-145 (accessed October 5, 2026).