Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 147 › Conversation 147-005

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Ronald L. Ziegler

Saturday, October 7, 1972 · 9:00 AM–10:16 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation147-005 on Tape 147StartSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 9:00 AMEndSaturday, October 7, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 147-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate a direct line of communication with his senior staff member. No policy matters or substantive political discussions took place during this brief administrative interaction.

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Ron Zegler, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 147-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 147-5

Date: October 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 10:16 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 217-12]

        Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on October 7, 1972

  • 217-009 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-010 9:00 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-011 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-012 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 217-013 9:00 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am.
  • 147-006 10:16 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
  • 217-014 10:16 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:28 am.
  • 217-015 10:28 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:28 am and 11:55 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 147-005, October 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/147-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).