President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as an intermediary step in managing the President's daily communications. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
On May 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-151 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 24-151 Date: May 16, 1972 Time: 1:20 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 340-4] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.