President Nixon contacted the White House operator to issue a directive regarding his staff. He requested that Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler be summoned to the Executive Office Building for a meeting. This brief exchange served solely to facilitate the coordination of the President's schedule with a key advisor.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 34-25 Date: December 5, 1972 Time: 2:58 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 386-1C] Request for a meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler -Executive Office Building [EOB]
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