President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. This interaction serves solely as an administrative bridge to facilitate communication between the President and his staff. No substantive policy matters or further developments occur during this brief exchange.
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 246-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 246-010 Date: April 7, 1971 Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:07 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with the White House operator Call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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