President Nixon instructed the White House operator to connect him with Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. He specified that Ziegler should be asked to step away from a meeting with the Vice President to take the call. This exchange served as a logistical coordination to facilitate an urgent discussion between the President and his press secretary.
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:17 am and 11:16 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-146 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 43-146 Date: February 21, 1973 Time: Unknown between 10:17 am and 11:16 am Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 859-24] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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