Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 26 › Conversation 026-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Ronald L. Ziegler

Tuesday, June 27, 1972 · 12:03 PM–1:36 PM ET · White House Telephone

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation026-013 onTape 26 (tape position 00:14:27–00:14:33)StartTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 12:03 PMEndTuesday, June 27, 1972 at 1:36 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 026-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. During the brief exchange, the President diverted to discuss the spelling of former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jim Konstanty's name. The call served primarily as an administrative request to connect with his staff.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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14:44uh ron yes sir uh you uh jim constanti you remember him do you spell his name with a c or k remember the great philadelphia phillys pitcher won 20 games one year the year that's right i think with a c but i want to double you better check that let me double check that right hello

NARA Description

On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 1:36 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 26-13

Date: June 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:03 and 1:36 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 743-6D]

     Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on June 27, 1972

  • 103-009 11:28 AM · 5 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:28 am on June 27, 1972 and 10:05 am on June 30, 1972.
  • 103-012 11:28 AM · 1 min — a White House tour group met in the Cabinet Room of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 11:28 am on June 27, 1972 and 10:05 am on June 30, 1972.
  • 743-004 11:28 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 743-005 11:30 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Elliot L. Richardson, John S. Millis, Theodore Cooper, Kenneth R. Cole, Jr., James H. Cavanaugh, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:30 am to 11:57 am.
  • 743-006 11:57 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, unknown person(s), Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald L. Ziegler, Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:57 am and 1:50 pm.
  • 026-011 12:03 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 1:36 pm.
  • 026-012 12:03 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 1:36 pm.
  • 026-014 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 1:36 pm to 1:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 026-013, June 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/026-013 (accessed September 18, 2026).