President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. Expressing clear frustration, the President remarked that he was in no mood to speak with his press aide. The brief exchange served solely as a logistical directive to initiate this internal communication.
On January 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 18-79 Date: January 13, 1972 Time: 2:45 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 314-1C] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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