President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate further communication between the President and his senior staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection attempt.
On June 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:40 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-114 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 25-114 Date: June 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:40 and 9:45 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 344-14A] 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.