Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-073

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, May 15, 1973 · 11:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 20 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation046-073 on Tape 46StartTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 11:37 PMEndTuesday, May 15, 1973 at 11:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 046-073 ↗

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On May 15, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 11:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-073 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-73

Date: May 15, 1973
Time: 11:37 pm
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

      Ronald L. Ziegler’s location

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Hello?
Sir, apparently he's en route home.
I just called his residence and he has left the office.
May I leave word?
Yeah, uh, how long is it?
Oh, well, sure, he can call me.
Okay, thank you, sir.

Also recorded on May 15, 1973

  • 046-065 4:19 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 4:19 pm to 4:20 pm.
  • 046-066 5:01 PM · 8 min — Ronald L. Ziegler and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:08 pm.
  • 046-067 5:21 PM · 14 sec — J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 046-068 5:21 PM · 23 sec — J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. and Doug Parker talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 046-069 5:21 PM · 52 sec — Doug Parker and J. Fred Buzhardt, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:21 pm and 5:45 pm.
  • 046-070 6:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:45 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 046-071 6:57 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:57 pm to 7:01 pm.
  • 046-072 11:08 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:08 pm and 11:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 046-073, May 15, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-073 (accessed November 15, 2026).