Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 165 › Conversation 165-026
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Ronald L. Ziegler
Saturday, May 12, 1973 · 2:13 PM–2:17 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served purely as a request for telephonic assistance to connect the President with a member of his administration. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:13 pm and 2:17 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 165-26
Date: May 12, 1973
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 165-42 (cont’d)
Time: Unknown between 2:13 pm and 2:17 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 12, 1973
- 165-021 12:59 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:59 pm to 1:03 pm.
- 165-022 1:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:03 pm and 2:04 pm.
- 165-023 2:04 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:04 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 165-024 2:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:11 pm.
- 165-025 2:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:11 pm to 2:13 pm.
- 165-027 2:17 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:17 pm to 2:21 pm.
- 165-028 2:21 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:21 pm and 2:27 pm.
- 165-029 2:27 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:27 pm to 2:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 165-026, May 12, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/165-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).