Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 46 › Conversation 046-172
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler
Wednesday, May 23, 1973 · 3:39 PM–3:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to be connected with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction serves as a functional step to facilitate official communication between the President and his top spokesperson. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this specific transmission.
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NARA Description
On May 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:39 pm and 3:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-172 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 46-172
Date: May 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:39 pm and 3:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 439-45]
Telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 23, 1973
- 046-171 3:27 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 439-041 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:27 pm.
- 439-042 3:32 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 439-043 3:35 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:35 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 439-044 3:36 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Nellie L. Yates, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 439-045 3:39 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 3:39 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 046-173 3:58 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:58 pm to 4:01 pm.
- 439-046 3:58 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 046-172, May 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/046-172 (accessed October 12, 2026).