Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-036

Ziegler phone call on Lawrence M. Higby and Administrative coordination

Monday, May 14, 1973 · 7:27 PM–8:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsZiegler, Ronald L.; White House operatorConversation046-036 on Tape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 7:27 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 8:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-036 ↗

AI Summary

Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler contacts the White House operator to request an urgent telephone connection with Lawrence M. Higby, a key aide to H.R. Haldeman. The call serves as a brief administrative bridge to facilitate direct communication between Ziegler and Higby. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this short exchange, as it is strictly logistical in nature.

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Yeah, motion.
Please.
Larry Hickney, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, Ronald L. Ziegler and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-36

Date: May 14, 1973
Time: Unknown between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone

Ronald L. Ziegler talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 436-15C]

     Telephone call to Lawrence M. Higby

Also recorded on May 14, 1973

  • 046-033 7:19 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:26 pm.
  • 046-034 7:27 PM · 44 sec — Ronald L. Ziegler and Leonard Garment talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 046-035 7:27 PM · 2 min — Leonard Garment and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 046-037 7:27 PM · 2 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 046-038 7:27 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 046-039 7:27 PM · 4 min — Ronald L. Ziegler, Leonard Garment, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.
  • 436-015 7:27 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Leonard Garment, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:27 pm to 8:15 pm.
  • 917-045 7:27 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:27 pm and 8:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-036, May 14, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-036 (accessed October 1, 2026).