Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-152
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 2, 1973 · 8:52 PM–9:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
The White House operator contacted President Nixon to facilitate communication with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Ziegler was attending an American Society of Newspaper Editors dinner at the Kennedy Center. The operator ultimately decided not to patch the call through to the President after verifying the logistical situation.
- Ronald L. Ziegler
- Press relations
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
- Kennedy Center
- White House communications
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-152 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-152
Date: May 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Ronald L. Ziegler’s location
-American Society of Newspaper Editors [ASNE] dinner
-Kennedy CenterAlso recorded on May 3, 1973
- 045-150 8:50 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:51 pm.
- 045-151 8:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:51 pm to 8:52 pm.
- 045-153 8:52 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:52 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 045-154 9:03 PM · 21 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:03 pm.
- 045-155 9:08 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:08 pm to 9:10 pm.
- 911-001 8:27 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:27 am to 8:50 am.
- 911-002 8:51 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:51 am to 9:09 am.
- 911-003 9:09 AM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:11 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-152, May 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-152 (accessed October 5, 2026).