President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange through the White House operator to request a direct connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his senior staff. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this short administrative segment.
On April 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:49 pm and 2:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 23-34 Date: April 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:49 and 2:11 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 331-29] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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