Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 258 › Conversation 258-053
Nixon & Ziegler on Press relations and Media management
Wednesday, June 23, 1971 · 3:48 PM–3:49 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 25 sec
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On June 23, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-053 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 258-53 Date: June 23, 1971 Time: 3:48 pm - 3:49 pm Location: Executive Office Building The President talked with Ronald L. Ziegler [See Conversation No. 5-152]
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Also recorded on June 23, 1971
- 005-149 3:36 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:36 pm.
- 258-049 3:36 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:36 pm.
- 005-150 3:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:43 pm.
- 005-151 3:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-051 3:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and J. Philip Campbell met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 258-052 3:43 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:43 pm and 3:48 pm.
- 005-152 3:48 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 3:48 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 258-011 3:49 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 4:00 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 258-053, June 23, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417183971). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/258-053 (accessed October 28, 2026).