Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 167 › Conversation 167-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Ronald Ziegler
Sunday, May 20, 1973 · 10:30 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request to be connected with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication with his primary spokesperson. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:30 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 167-5
Date: May 20, 1973
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on May 20, 1973
- 167-006 10:30 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:30 am to 10:44 am.
- 167-007 10:47 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:47 am to 10:56 am.
- 167-008 10:56 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:00 am.
- 167-009 11:30 AM · 14 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:30 am.
- 167-010 12:26 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:26 pm to 12:54 pm.
- 167-011 12:54 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:54 pm and 2:30 pm.
- 167-012 2:30 PM · 19 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:30 pm.
- 167-013 2:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:30 pm and 2:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 167-005, May 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/167-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).