Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-188
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 2:51 PM–2:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as an administrative request to facilitate a direct communication line with his primary spokesperson. This reflects the President's ongoing coordination with his staff during a period of high political pressure.
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NARA Description
On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-188 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 45-188
Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 435-7]
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 10, 1973
- 435-003 2:45 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 435-004 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 435-005 2:45 PM · 10 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 2:45 pm and 2:49 pm.
- 045-187 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 435-006 2:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:49 pm to 2:51 pm.
- 435-007 2:51 PM · 10 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 2:51 pm and 2:56 pm.
- 045-189 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
- 435-008 2:56 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:56 pm to 3:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 045-188, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-188 (accessed October 1, 2026).