Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 164 › Conversation 164-043
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:21 AM–10:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request through the Camp David operator to be connected with White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with his press office. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:21 am and 10:22 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 164-43
Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:21am and 10:22 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on April 30, 1973
- 164-042 10:20 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:20 am to 10:21 am.
- 164-044 10:22 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:22 am and 10:36 am.
- 164-045 10:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:36 am and 10:37 am.
- 164-046 10:37 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:37 am to 10:39 am.
- 164-047 10:39 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 10:42 am.
- 164-048 10:42 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:42 am and 10:52 am.
- 164-049 10:52 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:02 am.
- 164-050 10:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:02 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 164-043, April 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-043 (accessed October 12, 2026).