President Nixon requested that the White House operator connect him to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his primary spokesperson during the height of the Watergate investigation. No further substantive discussion occurred between the President and the operator.
On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 46-30 Date: May 14, 1973 Time: Unknown between 3:52 pm and 4:00 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See also Conversation No. 436-12] Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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