Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-170
Nixon phone call with Ziegler on Press relations and Alexander Haig
Wednesday, May 9, 1973 · 2:24 PM–2:25 PM ET · White House Telephone · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler to verify the status of current news developments and confirm an upcoming meeting. Ziegler indicated that there were no major breaking stories, effectively coordinating the transition for an afternoon briefing with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served primarily to synchronize the President's schedule and ensure communication readiness with his senior staff.
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NARA Description
On May 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:24 pm to 2:25 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-170 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-170
Date: May 9, 1973
Time: 2:24 pm - 2:25 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler.
[See also Conversation No. 432-36]
News summary
President’s schedule
-Meeting with Ziegler and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.Also recorded on May 9, 1973
- 432-035 2:00 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 2:00 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 432-036 2:24 PM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:24 pm to 2:25 pm.
- 045-171 2:31 PM · 15 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 045-172 2:31 PM · 48 sec — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:55 pm.
- 432-037 2:31 PM · 1 hr 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Ronald L. Ziegler, and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:31 pm to 3:55 pm.
- 432-038 4:05 PM · 5 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 4:05 pm and 4:10 pm.
- 045-173 4:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:10 pm and 4:15 pm.
- 432-039 4:10 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 4:10 pm and 4:14 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-170, May 9, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-170 (accessed October 5, 2026).