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.
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.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation 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. ZieglerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.