President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call to White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The purpose of the exchange is solely to request that the operator connect him to Ziegler. No further substantive policy or strategic discussions occur during this brief interaction.
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:14 pm and 1:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-126 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-126 Date: December 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:14 pm and 1:15 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 381-11A] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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