Conversation 046-040

TapeTape 46StartMonday, May 14, 1973 at 8:20 PMEndMonday, May 14, 1973 at 9:01 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a key advisor during a period of intense public scrutiny. No further substantive discussion occurred between the President and the operator.

Ronald L. ZieglerWhite House operationsCommunications management

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NARA Description

On May 14, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 9:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 046-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 46-40

Date: May 14, 1973
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. January-2011)

Time: Unknown between 8:20 pm and 9:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 436-18A]

     Telephone call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Transcript (AI-Generated)

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