Conversation 273-012

TapeTape 273StartThursday, August 12, 1971 at 4:51 PMEndThursday, August 12, 1971 at 5:05 PMTape start time01:53:01Tape end time01:53:04ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceOld Executive Office Building

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief interaction focused solely on establishing this specific line of communication. No substantive policy matters or further developments were recorded during this connection.

Ronald L. ZieglerWhite House communicationsPresidential schedulingPress relations

On August 12, 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 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 273-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 273-12

Date: August 12, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:51 pm and 5:05 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

     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.