Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 169 › Conversation 169-021
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Ronald L. Ziegler and Camp David
Wednesday, June 20, 1973 · 11:25 AM–11:55 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephonic communication with the Camp David operator from his study table. The primary purpose of this contact was to facilitate an outgoing call to White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 11:55 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 169-21
Date: June 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:25 am and 11:55 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on June 20, 1973
- 169-019 11:21 AM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:21 am and 11:24 am.
- 169-020 11:24 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:25 am.
- 169-022 11:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:58 am to 12:02 pm.
- 169-023 12:02 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:02 pm and 12:20 pm.
- 169-024 12:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:20 pm to 12:22 pm.
- 169-025 12:22 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:22 pm and 12:29 pm.
- 169-026 12:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:29 pm to 12:31 pm.
- 169-027 12:31 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:31 pm and 12:51 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 169-021, June 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/169-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).